The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 21, 2140
Waxing Crescent
13.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 61°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:37 AM
10:24 PM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 13.7%
- Age
- 3.2 days
- Distance
- 364,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2686
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 3.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 43.13° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 136.54° |
| Illuminated fraction | 13.71% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 36.9° / 109.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 49m / 10.81° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 15.55° / 5.09° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.89° / -5.85° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 137.34° / 0.90° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 242.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.