The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 22, 2040
Waxing Gibbous
75.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:09 PM
3:57 AM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 75.4%
- Age
- 10.1 days
- Distance
- 405,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1449
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,000 km.
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 1.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 120.44° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 59.44° |
| Illuminated fraction | 75.42% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -10.2° / 44.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 18m / 25.50° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 94.13° / 2.13° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.22° / -2.14° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 60.13° / -1.57° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 272.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.