The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, February 22, 2140
Waxing Crescent
22.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
9:08 AM
11:39 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 22.8%
- Age
- 4.2 days
- Distance
- 365,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2686
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 | 56.78° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 122.95° |
| Illuminated fraction | 22.80% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 30.8° / 94.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 45m / 16.36° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 30.21° / 5.16° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.53° / -5.93° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 125.15° / 0.93° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 246.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.