The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, February 22, 2143
First Quarter
48.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:09 AM
1:05 AM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 48.3%
- Age
- 7.9 days
- Distance
- 384,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2723
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Feb 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 87.92° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 91.93° |
| Illuminated fraction | 48.31% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 7.9° / 71.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 58m / 19.97° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 61.62° / -0.51° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.31° / 1.35° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 84.06° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 258.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.