The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 22, 2091
Waxing Crescent
16.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 55°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:24 AM
10:24 PM
55°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 16.0%
- Age
- 4.3 days
- Distance
- 405,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2080
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,700 km.
Exact values
For Feb 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 47.02° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 132.77° |
| Illuminated fraction | 16.05% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 28.1° / 109.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 24m / 5.18° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 21.35° / -3.38° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.74° / 5.10° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 130.87° / 0.22° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 252.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.