The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, February 22, 2047
Waning Crescent
4.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:01 AM
4:25 PM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.2%
- Age
- 27.6 days
- Distance
- 392,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1535
Events on this date
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Uranus at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Feb 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 336.39° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 156.29° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 31.9° / 193.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 50m / -16.29° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 310.38° / 1.39° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.54° / -1.16° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -151.42° / 1.03° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 76.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.