The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 22, 1997
Full Moon
99.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 58°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:45 PM
7:11 AM
58°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.9%
- Age
- 15.1 days
- Distance
- 406,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 917
Events on this date
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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 | 182.95° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 3.52° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.91% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -41.6° / 342.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 32m / 7.11° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 157.07° / -1.94° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.88° / 3.22° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -3.98° / 0.70° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 152.1° |
| 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.