The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 21, 2122
Full Moon
99.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 57°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:50 PM
7:05 AM
57°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.8%
- Age
- 14.5 days
- Distance
- 400,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Sextans
- Lunation number
- 2463
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Feb 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 183.38° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 5.24° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.79% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -43.3° / 342.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 26m / 5.50° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 156.17° / -4.03° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.84° / 5.95° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -0.55° / 1.23° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 164.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.