The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 22, 2197
Waxing Crescent
26.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
9:25 AM
11:59 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 26.6%
- Age
- 5.7 days
- Distance
- 403,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 3391
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 | 61.85° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 117.93° |
| Illuminated fraction | 26.58% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 27.5° / 90.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 11m / 17.65° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 36.47° / 4.23° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.77° / -4.86° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 113.72° / 1.37° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 248.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.