The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, February 22, 2083
Waxing Crescent
31.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
9:36 AM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 31.1%
- Age
- 5.9 days
- Distance
- 404,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1981
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 4.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 67.61° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 112.15° |
| Illuminated fraction | 31.15% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 25.0° / 84.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 31m / 20.36° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 41.87° / 5.23° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.44° / -6.14° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 112.20° / 0.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 250.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.