The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, February 22, 2191
Waning Crescent
2.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:54 AM
4:56 PM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.0%
- Age
- 28.3 days
- Distance
- 359,300 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 3316
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 359,300 km.
Exact values
For Feb 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 344.48° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 163.75° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.00% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 29.4° / 182.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 30m / -19.74° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 318.54° / -4.72° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.20° / 6.97° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -163.98° / -1.21° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 52.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.