The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, February 22, 2072
Waxing Crescent
11.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 53°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:01 AM
9:48 PM
53°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 11.6%
- Age
- 3.6 days
- Distance
- 399,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 1845
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 | 39.67° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 140.18° |
| Illuminated fraction | 11.60% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 31.9° / 116.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 54m / 3.31° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 13.60° / -2.23° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.36° / 3.57° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 134.67° / 0.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 250.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.