The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 22, 2093
Waning Crescent
11.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:05 AM
3:03 PM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 11.3%
- Age
- 26.6 days
- Distance
- 365,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2104
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 365,200 km.
Exact values
For Feb 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 320.74° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 140.64° |
| Illuminated fraction | 11.34% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 23.5° / 208.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 50m / -20.20° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 295.57° / 0.83° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.23° / -0.28° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -140.39° / -0.81° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 79.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.