The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, February 21, 2090
Last Quarter
46.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:27 AM
11:52 AM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 46.1%
- Age
- 22.1 days
- Distance
- 388,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 2067
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Feb 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 274.61° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 94.44° |
| Illuminated fraction | 46.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -1.4° / 248.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 29m / -16.86° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 248.17° / 4.86° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.74° / -5.56° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -87.07° / 0.69° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 99.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.