The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 22, 1933
Waning Crescent
4.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:22 AM
4:20 PM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.0%
- Age
- 27.7 days
- Distance
- 375,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 125
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 1.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 337.07° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 156.89° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.01% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 28.6° / 191.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 55m / -19.87° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 310.71° / -2.41° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.78° / 3.86° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -152.96° / -0.09° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 66.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.