The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, February 22, 1977
Waxing Crescent
20.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:24 AM
11:01 PM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 20.0%
- Age
- 4.6 days
- Distance
- 400,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 670
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 | 52.97° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 126.90° |
| Illuminated fraction | 19.98% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 28.2° / 101.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 40m / 10.26° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 26.95° / -0.14° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.78° / 0.86° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 129.33° / 1.24° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 249.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.