The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 22, 2014
Last Quarter
50.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
1:09 AM
11:26 AM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 50.2%
- Age
- 22.8 days
- Distance
- 376,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 1127
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Feb 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 269.86° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 89.71° |
| Illuminated fraction | 50.25% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -6.1° / 251.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 10m / -18.11° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 243.86° / 2.85° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.18° / -2.89° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -96.22° / 1.28° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 100.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.