The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 22, 2085
Waning Crescent
3.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:57 AM
4:40 PM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.7%
- Age
- 27.9 days
- Distance
- 358,900 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2005
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
18° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.
Exact values
For Feb 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 337.90° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 157.68° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.75% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 33.9° / 193.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 57m / -14.32° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 312.68° / 2.78° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.61° / -2.88° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -159.04° / 1.26° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 78.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.