The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 22, 2131
Waning Crescent
27.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:23 AM
1:08 PM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 27.6%
- Age
- 24.6 days
- Distance
- 387,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2574
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 | 296.81° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 116.66° |
| Illuminated fraction | 27.56% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 9.8° / 229.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 02m / -21.68° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 270.42° / 1.74° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.47° / -1.55° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -123.61° / -1.08° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 90.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.