The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, February 22, 2050
Waxing Crescent
2.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 50°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:29 AM
7:58 PM
50°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.0%
- Age
- 1.1 days
- Distance
- 358,800 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1573
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 | 15.42° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 163.90° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.96% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 43.8° / 145.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 15m / 0.09° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 349.69° / 4.54° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.98° / -5.17° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 167.43° / 1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 233.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.