The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, February 21, 2191
Waning Crescent
6.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:12 AM
3:34 PM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.7%
- Age
- 27.3 days
- Distance
- 360,000 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 3316
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 | 330.37° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 149.91° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.74% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 23.0° / 196.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 28m / -24.29° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 303.42° / -5.05° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.91° / 7.39° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -151.79° / -1.23° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 66.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.