The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 21, 2151
Waxing Crescent
24.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:59 AM
11:26 PM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 24.1%
- Age
- 5.1 days
- Distance
- 385,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2822
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 | 58.65° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 121.14° |
| Illuminated fraction | 24.14% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 21.8° / 98.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 03m / 8.26° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 31.40° / -3.93° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.81° / 5.89° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 114.88° / -1.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 252.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.