The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, February 22, 2002
Waxing Gibbous
72.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:59 PM
3:29 AM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 72.4%
- Age
- 10.4 days
- Distance
- 377,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 979
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 0.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 116.51° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 63.36° |
| Illuminated fraction | 72.42% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -9.1° / 48.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 02m / 23.96° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 90.41° / 0.52° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.19° / 0.05° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 55.54° / -1.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 270.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.