The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 21, 2099
Waxing Crescent
2.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 45°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:04 AM
7:49 PM
45°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.1%
- Age
- 1.5 days
- Distance
- 406,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2179
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 | 16.59° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 163.30° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.11% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 37.5° / 144.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 25m / -5.28° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 349.97° / -1.42° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.53° / 2.62° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 161.73° / -0.89° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 253.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.