The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, February 21, 2101
Waning Crescent
42.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:17 AM
11:17 AM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 42.8%
- Age
- 23.2 days
- Distance
- 370,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 2203
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 | 278.45° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 98.27° |
| Illuminated fraction | 42.81% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -6.8° / 239.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 36m / -27.24° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 251.34° / -5.16° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.37° / 7.39° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -97.35° / 0.13° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 97.7° |
| 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.