The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 22, 2153
Waning Crescent
0.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:18 AM
5:37 PM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.6%
- Age
- 29.0 days
- Distance
- 398,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2846
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 | 352.46° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 171.01° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.61% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 31.9° / 173.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 03m / -17.16° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 326.73° / -4.86° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.71° / 7.13° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -168.56° / -1.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 33.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.