The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, February 22, 2115
Waning Crescent
4.0% 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
6:34 AM
4:12 PM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.0%
- Age
- 27.7 days
- Distance
- 397,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2376
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 3.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 337.32° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 156.78° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.05% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 26.5° / 189.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 59m / -22.11° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 310.81° / -4.78° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.04° / 7.02° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -160.91° / -1.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 61.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.