The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, February 22, 2061
Waxing Crescent
7.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 52°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:38 AM
9:18 PM
52°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.8%
- Age
- 2.5 days
- Distance
- 369,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1709
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 | 32.28° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 147.62° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.77% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 35.4° / 124.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 27m / 1.60° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 6.88° / -1.23° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.39° / 2.43° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 144.97° / -1.15° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 249.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.