The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 21, 2161
Waning Crescent
10.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:03 AM
3:17 PM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 10.6%
- Age
- 26.3 days
- Distance
- 401,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2945
Events on this date
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 3.9° apart in the sky.
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Moon, Neptune, and Uranus gathered
All within 6.5° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 3.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 322.25° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 142.01° |
| Illuminated fraction | 10.60% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 26.5° / 209.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 47m / -17.42° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 295.59° / 3.65° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.96° / -4.13° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -137.69° / 1.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 350.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 83.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.