The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, February 21, 2129
Waxing Crescent
11.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 51°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:06 AM
9:42 PM
51°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 11.0%
- Age
- 2.8 days
- Distance
- 372,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 2550
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 | 38.50° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 141.26° |
| Illuminated fraction | 11.00% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 30.6° / 118.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 48m / 1.18° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 11.59° / -3.69° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.39° / 5.59° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 147.60° / -0.17° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 252.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.