The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 22, 1978
Full Moon
99.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:11 PM
6:47 AM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.8%
- Age
- 15.1 days
- Distance
- 394,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 682
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 4.9° apart in the sky.
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Feb 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 175.93° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 5.10° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.80% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -41.3° / 351.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 03m / 8.69° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 149.66° / -3.09° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.01° / 4.74° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -0.21° / 0.91° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 246.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.