The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, February 21, 2166
Waning Gibbous
65.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 39°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:42 AM
39°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 65.0%
- Age
- 20.9 days
- Distance
- 400,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 3007
Events on this date
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Venus and Saturn close together
They pass 2.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 252.65° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 72.58° |
| Illuminated fraction | 64.97% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -14.6° / 266.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 59m / -11.66° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 225.76° / 5.10° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.00° / -5.87° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -77.96° / -0.05° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 105.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.