The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, February 21, 2081
Waxing Gibbous
94.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:57 PM
6:14 AM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 94.5%
- Age
- 12.9 days
- Distance
- 359,200 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1956
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 4.4° apart in the sky.
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Mercury and Uranus close together
They pass 0.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 153.09° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 27.10° |
| Illuminated fraction | 94.51% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -26.8° / 14.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 41m / 22.31° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 126.83° / 3.88° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.67° / -4.22° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 23.71° / -0.58° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 291.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.