The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, February 21, 2200
First Quarter
49.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:25 AM
1:08 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 49.8%
- Age
- 6.9 days
- Distance
- 393,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3428
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Feb 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 89.64° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 90.21° |
| Illuminated fraction | 49.82% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 5.3° / 71.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 04m / 18.16° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 62.51° / -2.52° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.28° / 4.03° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 97.00° / 1.35° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 259.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.