The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 22, 2034
Waxing Crescent
18.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 58°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:25 AM
10:50 PM
58°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 18.3%
- Age
- 3.7 days
- Distance
- 365,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1375
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 0.2° apart in the sky.
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Venus and Jupiter close together
They pass 0.4° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 2.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 50.45° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 129.41° |
| Illuminated fraction | 18.26% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 27.8° / 104.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 34m / 7.75° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 24.60° / -1.91° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.00° / 3.22° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 130.11° / 0.78° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 250.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.