The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 22, 2063
Waning Crescent
25.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 21°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:08 AM
12:49 PM
21°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 25.9%
- Age
- 24.2 days
- Distance
- 402,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1733
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 | 299.13° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 118.88° |
| Illuminated fraction | 25.85% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 6.1° / 223.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 15m / -28.35° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 273.24° / -4.96° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.40° / 7.15° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -114.09° / -0.24° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 85.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.