The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 21, 2139
Last Quarter
54.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
1:09 AM
10:31 AM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 54.0%
- Age
- 22.2 days
- Distance
- 391,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2673
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Feb 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 265.50° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 85.37° |
| Illuminated fraction | 54.04% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -14.9° / 249.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 39m / -24.73° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 238.17° / -5.12° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.95° / 7.34° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -92.78° / 0.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 104.1° |
| 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.