The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, February 22, 2016
Full Moon
100.0% 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
6:26 PM
7:03 AM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 100.0%
- Age
- 14.1 days
- Distance
- 397,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1152
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 | 179.37° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 1.82° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.97% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -40.6° / 346.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 17m / 8.85° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 152.88° / -1.71° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.95° / 2.89° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 4.39° / 0.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 212.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.