The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 22, 1958
Waxing Crescent
14.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 58°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:55 AM
10:17 PM
58°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 14.2%
- Age
- 4.1 days
- Distance
- 405,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 435
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 | 44.08° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 135.79° |
| Illuminated fraction | 14.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 33.4° / 110.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 03m / 8.17° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 17.67° / 1.34° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.35° / -1.11° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 133.13° / 1.37° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 246.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.