The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 22, 2159
Waxing Crescent
21.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
9:03 AM
11:26 PM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 21.2%
- Age
- 4.4 days
- Distance
- 375,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2921
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 | 54.54° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 125.18° |
| Illuminated fraction | 21.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 32.0° / 97.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 38m / 15.61° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 28.37° / 5.06° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.54° / -5.85° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 121.33° / 1.08° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 245.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.