The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 21, 2126
Waning Crescent
0.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 41°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:38 AM
6:00 PM
41°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.4%
- Age
- 29.2 days
- Distance
- 403,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2512
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 | 353.90° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 172.53° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.42% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 40.7° / 174.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 50m / -8.57° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 326.72° / 4.28° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.55° / -4.96° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -171.21° / 1.23° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 100.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.