The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 22, 1996
Waxing Crescent
17.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 58°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:15 AM
10:41 PM
58°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 17.2%
- Age
- 3.7 days
- Distance
- 381,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 905
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 | 48.87° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 131.02° |
| Illuminated fraction | 17.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 29.7° / 106.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 23m / 8.30° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 22.24° / -0.39° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.03° / 1.25° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 137.71° / 1.09° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 249.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.