The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, February 22, 2005
Waxing Gibbous
97.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:48 PM
6:51 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.8%
- Age
- 13.8 days
- Distance
- 403,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1016
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 | 163.33° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 17.25° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.75% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -30.3° / 3.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 26m / 20.03° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 137.51° / 4.67° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.71° / -5.41° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 14.60° / -1.26° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 301.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.