The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 22, 2156
Waxing Crescent
3.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 49°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:03 AM
8:24 PM
49°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.5%
- Age
- 1.5 days
- Distance
- 361,400 km
- Apparent size
- 33.1′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2884
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 1.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 21.44° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 158.49° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.48% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 39.4° / 137.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 40m / -1.08° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 354.99° / 0.99° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.07° / -0.49° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 162.48° / -0.29° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 246.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.