The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, February 22, 2104
Waning Crescent
17.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:31 AM
2:15 PM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 17.1%
- Age
- 25.9 days
- Distance
- 374,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2240
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 | 311.31° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 131.19° |
| Illuminated fraction | 17.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 18.1° / 217.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 02m / -21.55° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 284.48° / 1.09° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.79° / -0.66° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -138.45° / 1.33° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 84.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.