The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 22, 1961
First Quarter
53.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:53 AM
1:22 AM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 53.6%
- Age
- 7.4 days
- Distance
- 396,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 472
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Feb 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 93.99° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 85.87° |
| Illuminated fraction | 53.60% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 0.7° / 69.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 28m / 16.39° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 67.85° / -5.30° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.78° / 7.57° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 92.03° / 0.07° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 260.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.