The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, February 21, 2135
First Quarter
54.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:17 AM
1:51 AM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 54.4%
- Age
- 8.7 days
- Distance
- 392,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2624
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Feb 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 94.96° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 84.90° |
| Illuminated fraction | 54.45% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 6.3° / 63.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 21m / 24.66° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 67.59° / 3.14° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.76° / -3.33° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 77.61° / -1.34° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 260.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.