The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 22, 2178
Waxing Crescent
22.0% 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
9:06 AM
11:29 PM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 22.0%
- Age
- 5.0 days
- Distance
- 392,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 3156
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 | 55.72° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 124.02° |
| Illuminated fraction | 22.03% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 31.3° / 95.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 44m / 15.95° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 29.93° / 4.82° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.16° / -5.60° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 117.52° / 1.23° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 246.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.