The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 22, 1931
Waxing Crescent
22.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:27 AM
11:21 PM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 22.1%
- Age
- 5.2 days
- Distance
- 400,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 101
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 | 55.92° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 123.94° |
| Illuminated fraction | 22.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 27.8° / 98.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 46m / 12.32° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 29.05° / 1.26° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.29° / -0.88° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 118.28° / -1.10° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 248.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.