The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, February 21, 2180
Waning Crescent
15.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:32 AM
2:38 PM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 15.2%
- Age
- 25.8 days
- Distance
- 382,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 3180
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 4.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 314.32° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 134.10° |
| Illuminated fraction | 15.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 21.8° / 216.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 12m / -18.74° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 287.04° / 3.62° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.32° / -4.02° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -129.32° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 85.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.