The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, February 21, 2076
Waning Gibbous
97.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:58 PM
8:26 AM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.1%
- Age
- 16.8 days
- Distance
- 399,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1894
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Feb 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 199.17° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 19.73° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.06% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -34.7° / 321.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 39m / 7.68° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 172.12° / 4.96° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.67° / -5.76° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -23.71° / -1.37° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 101.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.