The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, February 22, 1972
Waxing Gibbous
61.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:42 AM
2:36 AM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 61.1%
- Age
- 7.7 days
- Distance
- 375,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 608
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 | 102.69° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 77.20° |
| Illuminated fraction | 61.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 2.1° / 57.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 57m / 26.63° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 75.88° / 3.96° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.32° / -4.31° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 81.78° / 0.74° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 264.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.