The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 21, 2171
Waning Gibbous
97.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 61°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:48 PM
8:16 AM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.9%
- Age
- 16.7 days
- Distance
- 364,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 3069
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 | 196.20° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 16.77° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.87% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -35.4° / 325.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 27m / 8.50° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 169.10° / 4.55° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.22° / -5.14° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -18.39° / -1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 100.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.