The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, February 22, 1999
First Quarter
45.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:21 AM
12:31 AM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 45.5%
- Age
- 6.4 days
- Distance
- 370,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 942
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Feb 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 84.66° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 95.17° |
| Illuminated fraction | 45.49% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 6.2° / 76.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 49m / 14.66° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 58.29° / -5.25° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.04° / 7.51° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 96.60° / -0.30° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 258.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.