The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 22, 2177
Waning Crescent
30.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 23°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:32 AM
12:34 PM
23°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 30.1%
- Age
- 23.8 days
- Distance
- 404,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 3143
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,800 km.
Exact values
For Feb 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 293.62° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 113.45° |
| Illuminated fraction | 30.10% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 4.4° / 229.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 51m / -26.18° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 268.08° / -2.77° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.43° / 4.29° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -112.59° / 0.91° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 89.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.