The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 21, 2082
Waning Crescent
31.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 21°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:33 AM
12:17 PM
21°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 31.1%
- Age
- 23.8 days
- Distance
- 385,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 1968
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 | 292.43° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 112.20° |
| Illuminated fraction | 31.11% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 2.0° / 228.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 42m / -28.35° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 265.92° / -4.98° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.04° / 7.16° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -105.71° / -0.04° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 89.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.