The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 21, 2159
Waxing Crescent
12.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 61°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:33 AM
10:15 PM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.9%
- Age
- 3.4 days
- Distance
- 378,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2921
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 | 41.79° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 137.85° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.93% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 37.6° / 111.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 46m / 10.48° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 14.61° / 5.13° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.27° / -5.96° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 133.52° / 1.06° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 242.2° |
| 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.