The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 21, 2189
Waxing Crescent
34.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
10:24 AM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 34.2%
- Age
- 6.3 days
- Distance
- 404,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 3292
Events on this date
-
Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 1.9° apart in the sky.
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,600 km.
Exact values
For Feb 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 71.40° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 108.44° |
| Illuminated fraction | 34.18% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 16.9° / 85.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 52m / 14.51° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 44.93° / -1.87° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.63° / 3.15° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 107.24° / -1.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 254.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.