The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 22, 2082
Waning Crescent
21.9% 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
4:29 AM
1:18 PM
21°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 21.9%
- Age
- 24.8 days
- Distance
- 389,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1968
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 | 304.40° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 124.15° |
| Illuminated fraction | 21.93% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 9.7° / 219.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 40m / -27.58° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 278.90° / -4.46° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.90° / 6.48° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -117.90° / -0.01° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 82.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.