The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 22, 2148
Waxing Crescent
11.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 51°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:11 AM
9:50 PM
51°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 11.7%
- Age
- 2.8 days
- Distance
- 361,800 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 2785
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 | 39.68° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 140.04° |
| Illuminated fraction | 11.67% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 29.9° / 117.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 55m / 1.32° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 13.17° / -4.21° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.81° / 6.25° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 143.81° / -0.35° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 253.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.