The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, February 22, 2055
Waning Crescent
12.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:51 AM
2:53 PM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.8%
- Age
- 26.0 days
- Distance
- 399,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1634
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 | 318.19° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 138.03° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.83% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 23.3° / 212.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 34m / -19.22° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 292.24° / 2.41° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.92° / -2.40° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -132.74° / -0.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 82.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.