The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 21, 2137
Waxing Crescent
2.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 47°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:03 AM
8:07 PM
47°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.8%
- Age
- 1.5 days
- Distance
- 378,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2649
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 | 19.06° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 160.89° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.76% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 38.7° / 141.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 31m / -3.02° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 352.22° / 0.07° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.50° / 0.65° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 166.29° / -0.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 248.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.