The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 21, 2100
Waxing Gibbous
89.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:49 PM
5:35 AM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 89.0%
- Age
- 12.5 days
- Distance
- 376,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2191
Events on this date
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Venus and Uranus close together
They pass 1.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 141.29° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 38.82° |
| Illuminated fraction | 88.96% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -20.5° / 25.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 49m / 25.37° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 114.42° / 4.22° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.02° / -4.70° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 32.06° / -0.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 285.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.