The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, February 22, 2129
Waxing Crescent
18.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 56°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:40 AM
10:48 PM
56°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 18.9%
- Age
- 3.8 days
- Distance
- 378,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2550
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 | 51.28° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 128.46° |
| Illuminated fraction | 18.90% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 25.2° / 105.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 41m / 5.62° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 25.38° / -4.49° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.13° / 6.60° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 135.41° / -0.20° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 253.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.