The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, February 21, 2158
Last Quarter
47.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 24°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
1:51 AM
11:01 AM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 47.4%
- Age
- 22.3 days
- Distance
- 401,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 2908
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Feb 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 273.11° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 92.95° |
| Illuminated fraction | 47.43% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -9.7° / 244.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 14m / -25.84° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 246.17° / -4.59° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.11° / 6.66° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -96.59° / 0.70° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 100.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.