The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, February 22, 1982
Waning Crescent
1.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:47 AM
5:06 PM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.5%
- Age
- 28.5 days
- Distance
- 390,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 731
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 | 345.97° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 165.73° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.54% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 32.1° / 181.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 32m / -17.19° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 319.73° / -2.41° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.27° / 3.89° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -170.87° / -1.04° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 59.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.