The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, February 21, 2130
Waxing Gibbous
98.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:59 PM
6:33 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.1%
- Age
- 13.2 days
- Distance
- 405,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2562
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 | 164.09° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 15.88° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.09% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -33.8° / 4.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 18m / 16.42° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 136.93° / 0.70° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.43° / -0.28° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 18.02° / -0.67° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 287.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.