The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 22, 1939
Waxing Crescent
10.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 57°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:34 AM
9:44 PM
57°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 10.4%
- Age
- 3.4 days
- Distance
- 396,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 200
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 4.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 37.37° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 142.46° |
| Illuminated fraction | 10.35% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 37.0° / 117.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 35m / 6.51° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 10.56° / 2.53° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.29° / -2.68° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 136.95° / 1.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 244.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.