The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 21, 2094
First Quarter
46.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:16 AM
12:40 AM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 46.1%
- Age
- 6.5 days
- Distance
- 389,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2117
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Feb 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 85.32° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 94.52° |
| Illuminated fraction | 46.06% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 7.0° / 75.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 50m / 16.23° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 58.90° / -3.76° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 8.09° / 5.55° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 101.93° / -1.17° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 258.2° |
| 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.