The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 22, 2194
Waxing Crescent
3.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 50°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:55 AM
8:21 PM
50°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.3%
- Age
- 1.6 days
- Distance
- 375,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 3354
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 3.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 20.67° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 159.16° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.27% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 41.1° / 138.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 38m / 0.06° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 355.01° / 2.22° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.36° / -2.11° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 154.86° / 0.07° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 242.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.