The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 21, 2173
Waxing Gibbous
69.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:21 PM
3:34 AM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 69.5%
- Age
- 9.3 days
- Distance
- 404,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3094
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 | 112.89° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 67.05° |
| Illuminated fraction | 69.49% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -3.3° / 48.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 43m / 28.25° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 86.32° / 4.89° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.58° / -5.68° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 70.02° / -1.08° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 270.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.