The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 22, 2186
Waxing Crescent
10.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 51°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:09 AM
9:38 PM
51°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 10.8%
- Age
- 3.2 days
- Distance
- 385,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 3255
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 | 38.09° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 141.56° |
| Illuminated fraction | 10.83% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 30.2° / 119.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 53m / 0.47° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 12.36° / -4.79° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.42° / 6.97° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 136.18° / -0.72° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 254.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.