The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 22, 2071
Waning Crescent
42.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
1:51 AM
12:08 PM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 42.4%
- Age
- 22.4 days
- Distance
- 403,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 1832
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 | 278.93° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 98.74° |
| Illuminated fraction | 42.40% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 1.0° / 245.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 49m / -17.66° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 253.09° / 4.73° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.69° / -5.46° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -95.44° / 0.87° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 97.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.