The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 22, 2073
Full Moon
99.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:00 PM
7:28 AM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.8%
- Age
- 15.6 days
- Distance
- 358,400 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1857
Events on this date
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Total lunar eclipse
The Moon passes fully into Earth's shadow and turns a dim copper red. It starts at 12:42 AM, is deepest at 2:22 AM and ends at 4:02 AM. Totality lasts from 1:47 AM to 2:57 AM. Visible from Columbus from start to finish.
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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 | 185.61° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 5.67° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.76% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -39.4° / 338.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 49m / 8.54° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 160.29° / 0.90° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.34° / -0.38° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -7.01° / -0.11° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 111.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.