The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 22, 2018
Waxing Crescent
43.1% 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
11:11 AM
12:18 AM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 43.1%
- Age
- 6.8 days
- Distance
- 375,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1177
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 | 81.87° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 97.96° |
| Illuminated fraction | 43.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 8.0° / 78.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 39m / 14.20° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 55.89° / -5.17° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.56° / 7.42° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 92.79° / -0.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 257.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.