The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, February 21, 2121
Waxing Crescent
23.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
9:11 AM
11:42 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 23.3%
- Age
- 4.1 days
- Distance
- 370,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2451
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 | 57.52° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 122.21° |
| Illuminated fraction | 23.35% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 30.3° / 94.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 46m / 16.54° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 30.56° / 5.22° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.06° / -6.02° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 128.96° / 0.78° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 246.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.