The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 21, 2088
Waning Crescent
0.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 40°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:26 AM
5:47 PM
40°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.8%
- Age
- 28.9 days
- Distance
- 386,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2042
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 | 350.77° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 169.55° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.83% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 40.4° / 178.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 38m / -8.96° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 323.82° / 4.88° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.22° / -5.71° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -175.77° / 1.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 94.8° |
| 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.