The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 22, 1950
Waxing Crescent
28.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
9:42 AM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 28.4%
- Age
- 5.8 days
- Distance
- 404,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 336
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,800 km.
Exact values
For Feb 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 64.26° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 115.57° |
| Illuminated fraction | 28.42% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 24.6° / 89.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 18m / 16.57° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 37.78° / 2.61° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.72° / -2.69° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 114.48° / -0.92° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 250.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.