The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 22, 2006
Waning Crescent
35.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 21°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:06 AM
11:54 AM
21°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 35.3%
- Age
- 24.1 days
- Distance
- 377,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 1028
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 | 287.29° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 107.08° |
| Illuminated fraction | 35.31% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -1.0° / 232.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 20m / -28.22° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 261.23° / -5.08° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -8.38° / 7.29° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -114.86° / -0.82° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 92.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.