The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 22, 2120
Last Quarter
45.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 23°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:03 AM
11:07 AM
23°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 45.1%
- Age
- 23.3 days
- Distance
- 373,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 2438
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 | 275.76° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 95.60° |
| Illuminated fraction | 45.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -8.4° / 241.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 26m / -26.78° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 249.04° / -5.05° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.11° / 7.24° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -101.16° / 0.31° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 99.0° |
| 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.