The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, February 21, 2163
Waning Gibbous
91.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 47°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:27 PM
8:26 AM
47°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 91.7%
- Age
- 18.2 days
- Distance
- 373,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2970
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 | 213.55° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 33.51° |
| Illuminated fraction | 91.69% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -38.6° / 302.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 20m / -4.28° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 186.40° / -1.89° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.65° / 3.25° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -36.96° / 1.30° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 117.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.