The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 21, 2117
Waning Gibbous
70.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:50 AM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 70.0%
- Age
- 20.0 days
- Distance
- 370,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2401
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 | 246.49° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 66.37° |
| Illuminated fraction | 70.04% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -23.9° / 267.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 26m / -16.46° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 219.49° / -1.92° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.67° / 3.19° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -60.10° / -1.09° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 110.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.