The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 22, 2121
Waxing Crescent
33.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
9:45 AM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 33.4%
- Age
- 5.1 days
- Distance
- 376,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2451
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 | 70.44° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 109.34° |
| Illuminated fraction | 33.44% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 23.1° / 81.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 42m / 21.06° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 44.48° / 5.12° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.93° / -5.90° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 116.77° / 0.81° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 251.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.