The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 22, 1989
Waning Gibbous
96.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 51°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:27 PM
8:00 AM
51°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.2%
- Age
- 16.4 days
- Distance
- 405,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 818
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 | 202.45° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 22.47° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -41.5° / 316.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 44m / -0.41° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 176.51° / -1.96° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.34° / 3.19° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -22.56° / -0.01° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 119.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.