The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 21, 2133
Waning Gibbous
93.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 55°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:53 PM
8:47 AM
55°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 93.6%
- Age
- 16.4 days
- Distance
- 374,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2599
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 | 208.92° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 29.19° |
| Illuminated fraction | 93.65% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -33.6° / 309.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 15m / 3.46° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 182.04° / 4.65° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.82° / -5.28° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -22.91° / -1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 106.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.