The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, February 22, 2044
Waning Crescent
32.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 21°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:25 AM
12:06 PM
21°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 32.9%
- Age
- 23.5 days
- Distance
- 404,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 1498
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,600 km.
Exact values
For Feb 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 290.23° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 109.99° |
| Illuminated fraction | 32.91% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 0.6° / 230.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 33m / -28.54° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 263.95° / -5.24° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.76° / 7.52° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -110.27° / -0.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 90.9° |
| 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.