The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, February 22, 1966
Waxing Crescent
4.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 45°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:37 AM
8:27 PM
45°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.7%
- Age
- 2.3 days
- Distance
- 404,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 534
Events on this date
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Mars, Mercury, and Saturn gathered
All within 1.4° of each other in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 24.62° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 154.95° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.70% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 33.7° / 134.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 01m / -4.70° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 358.25° / -4.37° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.32° / 6.50° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 151.79° / -1.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 257.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.