The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, February 22, 1980
First Quarter
46.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:27 AM
12:39 AM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 46.8%
- Age
- 6.3 days
- Distance
- 377,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 707
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Feb 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 86.21° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 93.62° |
| Illuminated fraction | 46.84% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 5.2° / 75.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 54m / 14.85° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 59.45° / -5.30° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.38° / 7.58° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 100.41° / -0.11° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 258.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.