The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 21, 2112
Waning Crescent
41.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
1:54 AM
12:08 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 41.3%
- Age
- 23.5 days
- Distance
- 379,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2339
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 3.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 280.16° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 99.99° |
| Illuminated fraction | 41.32% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 1.0° / 244.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 46m / -18.60° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 252.36° / 3.70° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -8.14° / -4.05° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -107.62° / -0.90° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 98.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.