The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 22, 2053
Waxing Crescent
17.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 57°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:23 AM
10:39 PM
57°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 17.1%
- Age
- 4.0 days
- Distance
- 378,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1610
Events on this date
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Saturn behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Feb 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 48.72° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 131.13° |
| Illuminated fraction | 17.11% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 28.3° / 106.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 30m / 6.78° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 23.26° / -2.42° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.58° / 3.84° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 126.30° / 0.62° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 251.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.