The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, February 21, 2102
Waxing Crescent
20.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:02 AM
11:17 PM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 20.4%
- Age
- 4.1 days
- Distance
- 385,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2216
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 | 53.47° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 126.24° |
| Illuminated fraction | 20.44% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 32.2° / 98.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 29m / 14.82° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 26.12° / 5.09° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.73° / -5.92° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 132.76° / 0.61° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 245.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.