The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, February 21, 2172
Waning Crescent
6.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:16 AM
3:38 PM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.3%
- Age
- 27.3 days
- Distance
- 372,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 3081
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 | 331.32° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 150.84° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.34% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 23.4° / 195.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 30m / -24.16° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 303.97° / -5.06° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.86° / 7.38° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -147.97° / -1.34° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 65.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.