The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 22, 2004
Waxing Crescent
6.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 48°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:42 AM
8:53 PM
48°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.3%
- Age
- 2.3 days
- Distance
- 386,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1004
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 | 28.90° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 150.85° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.33% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 33.8° / 129.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 14m / -2.14° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 2.32° / -3.34° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.61° / 5.13° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 156.37° / -1.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 253.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.