The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, February 21, 2186
Waxing Crescent
5.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 46°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:39 AM
8:35 PM
46°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.2%
- Age
- 2.2 days
- Distance
- 388,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 3255
Events on this date
-
Moon, Neptune, and Venus gathered
All within 3.1° of each other in the sky.
-
Moon and Venus close together
They pass 2.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 26.04° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 153.58° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 33.5° / 133.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 04m / -4.12° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 359.31° / -4.19° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.44° / 6.20° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 148.37° / -0.70° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 256.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.