The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, February 22, 2056
Waxing Crescent
40.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 64°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:00 AM
12:08 AM
64°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 40.6%
- Age
- 7.1 days
- Distance
- 403,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1647
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 | 78.92° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 100.89° |
| Illuminated fraction | 40.56% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 10.1° / 81.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 26m / 13.79° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 52.73° / -4.81° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.94° / 6.97° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 97.36° / -0.87° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 256.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.