The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 21, 2109
Waning Gibbous
56.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:25 AM
11:11 AM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 56.2%
- Age
- 21.7 days
- Distance
- 371,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2302
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 | 262.97° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 82.85° |
| Illuminated fraction | 56.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -8.8° / 257.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 39m / -14.67° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 235.91° / 4.68° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.47° / -5.25° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -78.71° / 0.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 103.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.