The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 22, 2045
Waxing Crescent
29.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
9:32 AM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 29.4%
- Age
- 5.7 days
- Distance
- 385,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1511
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 | 65.39° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 114.38° |
| Illuminated fraction | 29.36% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 26.0° / 86.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 23m / 19.43° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 39.87° / 4.91° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.39° / -5.64° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 107.63° / 0.03° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 249.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.