The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, February 21, 2095
Waning Gibbous
94.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 56°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:35 PM
8:43 AM
56°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 94.7%
- Age
- 16.8 days
- Distance
- 406,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2129
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,200 km.
Exact values
For Feb 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 206.38° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 26.74° |
| Illuminated fraction | 94.65% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -33.7° / 312.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 07m / 4.72° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 179.71° / 5.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.30° / -5.86° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -27.49° / -1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 104.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.