The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, February 22, 2033
Last Quarter
48.0% 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
1:22 AM
11:39 AM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 48.0%
- Age
- 22.8 days
- Distance
- 389,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 1362
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.
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 3.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 272.49° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 92.33° |
| Illuminated fraction | 47.97% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -3.8° / 249.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 23m / -17.88° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 246.88° / 3.62° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -8.35° / -3.92° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -100.01° / 1.17° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 99.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.