The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, February 21, 2096
Waning Crescent
6.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:10 AM
3:39 PM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.4%
- Age
- 27.3 days
- Distance
- 378,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2141
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 | 330.99° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 150.63° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.43% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 24.1° / 196.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 30m / -23.37° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 304.08° / -4.27° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.68° / 6.34° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -157.11° / -1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 67.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.