The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 22, 1934
Waxing Gibbous
63.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:53 AM
3:00 AM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 63.9%
- Age
- 8.7 days
- Distance
- 403,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 138
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 | 106.03° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 73.87° |
| Illuminated fraction | 63.89% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 0.6° / 54.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 12m / 27.58° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 79.44° / 4.57° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.03° / -5.22° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 77.19° / 0.38° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 266.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.