The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 22, 1969
Waxing Crescent
36.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:02 AM
12:00 AM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 36.1%
- Age
- 6.0 days
- Distance
- 398,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 571
Events on this date
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Mars and Neptune close together
They pass 0.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 73.64° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 106.18° |
| Illuminated fraction | 36.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 20.2° / 80.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 56m / 20.75° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 47.55° / 3.83° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.91° / -4.30° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 110.67° / -0.73° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 252.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.