The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, February 22, 1946
Waning Gibbous
63.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 36°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:40 AM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 63.2%
- Age
- 20.5 days
- Distance
- 404,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 286
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,300 km.
Exact values
For Feb 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 254.86° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 74.73° |
| Illuminated fraction | 63.17% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -14.8° / 263.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 07m / -14.21° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 228.34° / 3.21° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.30° / -3.49° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -74.57° / -1.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 105.3° |
| 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.