The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 22, 2150
Waning Crescent
21.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:06 AM
1:40 PM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 21.5%
- Age
- 24.9 days
- Distance
- 401,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2809
Events on this date
-
Jupiter, Moon, and Neptune gathered
All within 1.1° of each other in the sky.
-
Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 0.5° apart in the sky.
-
Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 0.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 304.87° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 124.74° |
| Illuminated fraction | 21.51% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 13.7° / 222.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 39m / -22.79° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 278.87° / 0.33° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.21° / 0.28° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -127.42° / -1.24° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 86.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.