The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, February 21, 2185
Waning Gibbous
57.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 36°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:23 AM
11:11 AM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 57.2%
- Age
- 21.1 days
- Distance
- 404,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 3242
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,400 km.
Exact values
For Feb 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 261.83° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 81.71° |
| Illuminated fraction | 57.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -9.1° / 259.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 37m / -13.95° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 235.34° / 5.28° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.62° / -6.15° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -81.76° / -0.28° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 103.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.