The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 21, 2143
Waxing Crescent
38.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:26 AM
12:05 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 38.1%
- Age
- 6.9 days
- Distance
- 390,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2723
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 1.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 76.09° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 103.76° |
| Illuminated fraction | 38.11% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 16.0° / 80.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 05m / 18.00° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 48.79° / 0.62° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.98° / -0.13° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 96.23° / 1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 254.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.