The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 21, 2083
Waxing Crescent
22.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
9:10 AM
11:32 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 22.7%
- Age
- 4.9 days
- Distance
- 403,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1981
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 | 56.69° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 123.04° |
| Illuminated fraction | 22.74% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 30.7° / 95.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 44m / 16.13° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 29.94° / 5.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.58° / -5.86° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 124.38° / 0.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 246.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.