The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, February 22, 2180
Waning Crescent
8.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:14 AM
3:42 PM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 8.4%
- Age
- 26.8 days
- Distance
- 385,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 3180
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 | 326.56° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 146.23° |
| Illuminated fraction | 8.44% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 29.5° / 205.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 06m / -15.85° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 300.29° / 4.32° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.48° / -4.96° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -141.51° / 1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 83.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.