The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 22, 2172
Waning Crescent
2.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:56 AM
4:53 PM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.0%
- Age
- 28.3 days
- Distance
- 375,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 3081
Events on this date
-
Mercury, Moon, and Neptune gathered
All within 7.9° of each other in the sky.
-
Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 4.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 344.33° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 163.55° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.05% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 29.1° / 182.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 28m / -20.10° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 318.00° / -4.92° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.86° / 7.21° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -160.17° / -1.33° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 52.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.