The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, February 22, 1993
Waxing Crescent
1.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 49°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:22 AM
7:40 PM
49°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.4%
- Age
- 1.2 days
- Distance
- 406,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 868
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,600 km.
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 3.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 12.64° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 166.39° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.40% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 44.4° / 149.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 03m / -0.63° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 346.73° / 5.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.66° / -5.94° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 166.65° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 228.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.