The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 21, 2131
Waning Crescent
37.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:24 AM
12:23 PM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 37.1%
- Age
- 23.6 days
- Distance
- 393,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2574
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 | 285.16° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 104.99° |
| Illuminated fraction | 37.06% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 3.3° / 239.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 08m / -20.11° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 257.76° / 2.76° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.93° / -2.89° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -111.42° / -1.07° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 96.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.