The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 21, 2077
Waning Crescent
2.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:45 AM
4:42 PM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.6%
- Age
- 28.2 days
- Distance
- 359,100 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1906
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 | 342.10° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 161.53° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.57% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 28.7° / 184.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 19m / -20.32° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 315.81° / -4.44° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.84° / 6.60° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -165.50° / -1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 56.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.