The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 22, 2042
Waxing Crescent
8.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 52°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:45 AM
9:25 PM
52°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 8.5%
- Age
- 2.4 days
- Distance
- 360,300 km
- Apparent size
- 33.1′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 1474
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 | 33.69° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 146.19° |
| Illuminated fraction | 8.45% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 34.3° / 123.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 32m / 1.50° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 7.89° / -1.78° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.84° / 3.13° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 148.77° / -1.25° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 250.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.