The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 22, 2026
Waxing Crescent
30.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
9:36 AM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 30.0%
- Age
- 5.2 days
- Distance
- 371,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1276
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 | 66.17° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 113.62° |
| Illuminated fraction | 29.97% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 25.2° / 86.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 25m / 19.29° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 40.25° / 4.63° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.79° / -5.23° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 111.44° / -0.17° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 249.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.