The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 21, 2160
Full Moon
99.8% 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
6:27 PM
6:47 AM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.8%
- Age
- 14.3 days
- Distance
- 360,000 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2933
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Feb 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 177.97° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 4.88° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.82% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -42.8° / 349.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 04m / 7.10° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 150.55° / -4.45° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.08° / 6.53° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 4.00° / 1.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 220.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.