The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 21, 2176
Waxing Gibbous
89.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:04 PM
5:30 AM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 89.9%
- Age
- 11.0 days
- Distance
- 377,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 3131
Events on this date
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Mercury and Jupiter close together
They pass 0.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 142.87° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 37.10° |
| Illuminated fraction | 89.88% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -23.1° / 25.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 52m / 23.07° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 115.56° / 2.10° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.64° / -1.90° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 41.17° / 0.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 282.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.