The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 22, 2167
Waxing Crescent
10.8% 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
9:08 AM
9:41 PM
51°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 10.8%
- Age
- 2.9 days
- Distance
- 367,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 3020
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 4.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 38.13° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 141.56° |
| Illuminated fraction | 10.84% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 30.3° / 119.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 51m / 0.61° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 12.01° / -4.49° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.57° / 6.60° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 140.00° / -0.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 253.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.