The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, February 22, 1901
Waxing Crescent
17.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:02 AM
10:54 PM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 17.6%
- Age
- 3.6 days
- Distance
- 364,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- -270
Events on this date
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Mars at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Feb 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 49.50° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 130.34° |
| Illuminated fraction | 17.64% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 32.2° / 103.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 21m / 11.49° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 22.91° / 2.78° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.43° / -2.86° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 132.37° / 1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 246.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.