The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, February 22, 1952
Waning Crescent
10.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:36 AM
3:00 PM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 10.3%
- Age
- 26.8 days
- Distance
- 361,500 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 360
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 2.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 322.75° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 142.56° |
| Illuminated fraction | 10.30% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 21.0° / 204.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 54m / -23.97° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 295.78° / -3.03° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.30° / 4.71° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -144.57° / 0.07° |
| Position angle of the axis | 350.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 74.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.