The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 21, 2153
Waning Crescent
2.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:47 AM
4:32 PM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.9%
- Age
- 28.0 days
- Distance
- 395,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2846
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 | 341.04° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 160.35° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.91% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 27.7° / 185.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 13m / -21.33° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 314.30° / -5.02° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.31° / 7.34° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -156.37° / -1.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 56.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.