The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 21, 2142
Waning Crescent
15.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:39 AM
2:35 PM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 15.1%
- Age
- 25.6 days
- Distance
- 405,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2710
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,500 km.
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 0.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 314.44° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 134.27° |
| Illuminated fraction | 15.10% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 21.1° / 215.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 14m / -19.74° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 287.38° / 2.57° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.09° / -2.70° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -133.88° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 84.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.