The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 22, 1930
Waning Crescent
28.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:47 AM
12:38 PM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 28.2%
- Age
- 23.9 days
- Distance
- 403,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 88
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Feb 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 296.04° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 115.82° |
| Illuminated fraction | 28.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 4.8° / 226.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 57m / -27.57° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 269.40° / -4.12° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.42° / 6.09° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -111.82° / -1.38° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 88.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.