The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, February 21, 2119
Waxing Gibbous
85.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:19 PM
5:16 AM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 85.9%
- Age
- 11.8 days
- Distance
- 398,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2426
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 | 136.00° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 44.05° |
| Illuminated fraction | 85.94% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -17.6° / 30.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 23m / 26.25° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 108.52° / 4.14° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.94° / -4.67° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 40.40° / -0.27° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 281.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.