The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, February 22, 2075
First Quarter
48.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:28 AM
1:00 AM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 48.9%
- Age
- 7.4 days
- Distance
- 403,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1882
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Feb 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 88.64° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 91.21° |
| Illuminated fraction | 48.95% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 4.9° / 72.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 06m / 16.81° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 62.83° / -3.98° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.02° / 5.85° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 93.55° / -1.05° |
| Position angle of the axis | 350.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 259.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.