The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 22, 2099
Waxing Crescent
5.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 50°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:23 AM
8:49 PM
50°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.6%
- Age
- 2.5 days
- Distance
- 405,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2179
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 | 27.39° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 152.53° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.64% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 37.4° / 130.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 07m / 0.37° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 1.78° / -0.36° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.82° / 1.23° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 149.53° / -0.87° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 248.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.