The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, February 21, 2177
Waning Crescent
39.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 23°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:40 AM
11:43 AM
23°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 39.1%
- Age
- 22.8 days
- Distance
- 404,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 3143
Events on this date
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Neptune behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Feb 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 282.82° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 102.64° |
| Illuminated fraction | 39.06% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -2.7° / 237.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 59m / -26.31° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 256.27° / -3.62° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.79° / 5.38° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -100.41° / 0.90° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 95.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.