The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, February 21, 2183
Waning Crescent
1.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:26 AM
5:34 PM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.1%
- Age
- 28.6 days
- Distance
- 357,500 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 3217
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 | 348.64° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 168.14° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 38.1° / 180.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 32m / -11.10° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 321.63° / 3.35° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.05° / -3.60° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -170.46° / 0.75° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 83.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.