The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 21, 2178
Waxing Crescent
14.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:38 AM
10:25 PM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 14.4%
- Age
- 4.0 days
- Distance
- 396,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 3156
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 | 44.19° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 135.47° |
| Illuminated fraction | 14.35% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 36.8° / 108.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 56m / 11.50° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 17.40° / 5.07° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.65° / -5.95° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 129.71° / 1.22° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 242.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.