The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 21, 2187
Waxing Gibbous
96.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:33 PM
6:22 AM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.7%
- Age
- 13.2 days
- Distance
- 358,000 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 3267
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 | 159.12° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 20.94° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.70% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -30.7° / 9.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 01m / 19.23° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 132.14° / 2.18° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.73° / -2.07° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 18.78° / -1.12° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 290.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.