The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 21, 2179
Full Moon
99.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:27 PM
6:44 AM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.8%
- Age
- 15.0 days
- Distance
- 358,100 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 3168
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Feb 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 177.69° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 5.23° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.79% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -43.1° / 349.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 04m / 6.82° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 150.66° / -4.71° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.00° / 6.85° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 0.19° / 1.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 222.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.