The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, February 21, 2107
Waning Crescent
1.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 39°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:15 AM
5:21 PM
39°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.6%
- Age
- 28.5 days
- Distance
- 405,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2277
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 | 346.20° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 165.35° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.63% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 38.6° / 184.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 18m / -10.64° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 318.62° / 4.83° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.46° / -5.70° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -167.39° / 1.36° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 88.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.