The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, February 22, 1909
Waxing Crescent
7.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 48°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:57 AM
9:11 PM
48°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.8%
- Age
- 2.3 days
- Distance
- 360,100 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- -171
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 2.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 32.12° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 147.47° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.84% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 31.4° / 126.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 28m / -2.29° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 5.58° / -4.91° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.49° / 7.22° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 151.02° / -1.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 255.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.