The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 21, 2080
Waxing Crescent
0.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 41°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:54 AM
7:13 PM
41°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.8%
- Age
- 0.9 days
- Distance
- 395,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1944
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 | 9.87° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 169.76° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.80% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 36.2° / 152.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 01m / -9.14° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 342.85° / -2.61° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.49° / 4.21° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 165.55° / -1.06° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 265.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.