The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, February 22, 2134
Waning Crescent
1.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:59 AM
4:56 PM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.8%
- Age
- 28.4 days
- Distance
- 406,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2611
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,600 km.
Exact values
For Feb 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 345.23° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 164.38° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.85% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 29.5° / 181.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 33m / -19.83° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 319.11° / -5.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.18° / 7.31° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -164.74° / -1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 51.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.