The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, February 15, 2022
Waxing Gibbous
98.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:05 PM
7:14 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.8%
- Age
- 14.5 days
- Distance
- 395,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1226
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Feb 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 168.37° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 12.57° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.80% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -29.5° / 358.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 17m / 20.90° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 135.36° / 4.89° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.00° / -5.65° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 7.40° / -1.58° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 307.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.