The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, February 22, 2109
Last Quarter
45.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:31 AM
11:58 AM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 45.0%
- Age
- 22.7 days
- Distance
- 375,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2302
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Feb 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 275.91° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 95.74° |
| Illuminated fraction | 45.00% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -0.5° / 247.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 36m / -16.84° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 249.86° / 5.12° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.23° / -5.85° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -90.87° / 0.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 98.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.