The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 22, 2102
Waxing Crescent
29.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
9:31 AM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 29.3%
- Age
- 5.1 days
- Distance
- 391,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2216
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 | 65.35° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 114.40° |
| Illuminated fraction | 29.34% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 26.2° / 86.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 19m / 19.46° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 39.00° / 5.25° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.56° / -6.12° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 120.57° / 0.64° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 249.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.