The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 21, 2167
Waxing Crescent
4.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 46°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:33 AM
8:31 PM
46°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.7%
- Age
- 1.9 days
- Distance
- 368,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 3020
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 | 24.73° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 154.96° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.70% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 34.1° / 134.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 57m / -4.32° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 357.60° / -3.67° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.96° / 5.54° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 152.19° / -0.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 256.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.