The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 22, 2175
Waxing Crescent
3.3% 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
7:59 AM
8:23 PM
49°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.3%
- Age
- 1.5 days
- Distance
- 360,100 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 3119
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 360,100 km.
Exact values
For Feb 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 20.95° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 158.95° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.34% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 40.3° / 138.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 39m / -0.56° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 354.89° / 1.60° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.24° / -1.28° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 158.68° / -0.12° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 244.5° |
| 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.