The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 21, 2134
Waning Crescent
5.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:26 AM
3:55 PM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.1%
- Age
- 27.4 days
- Distance
- 406,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2611
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 4.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 334.38° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 153.88° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.11% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 25.0° / 192.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 44m / -23.16° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 307.25° / -4.88° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.37° / 7.15° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -152.54° / -1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 63.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.