The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 22, 2009
Waning Crescent
5.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:59 AM
4:05 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.4%
- Age
- 27.4 days
- Distance
- 400,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1065
Events on this date
-
Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 1.0° apart in the sky.
-
Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 0.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 333.26° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 153.19° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.37% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 29.1° / 196.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 40m / -18.56° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 307.48° / -0.16° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.14° / 0.91° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -156.00° / 0.67° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 73.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.