The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 21, 2120
Waning Gibbous
56.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:52 AM
10:22 AM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 56.2%
- Age
- 22.3 days
- Distance
- 377,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2438
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 | 262.98° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 82.87° |
| Illuminated fraction | 56.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -16.6° / 251.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 26m / -24.18° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 235.25° / -5.27° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.72° / 7.52° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -88.99° / 0.29° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 105.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.