The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 21, 2091
Waxing Crescent
9.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 51°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:55 AM
9:29 PM
51°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 9.8%
- Age
- 3.3 days
- Distance
- 405,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 2080
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 | 36.23° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 143.60° |
| Illuminated fraction | 9.75% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 32.7° / 120.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 39m / 1.50° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 9.55° / -2.48° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.46° / 3.93° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 143.07° / 0.24° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 251.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.