The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, February 22, 2077
New Moon
0.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:27 AM
6:02 PM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.3%
- Age
- 29.2 days
- Distance
- 357,100 km
- Apparent size
- 33.5′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1906
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 3.5° apart in the sky.
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Mercury, Moon, and Venus gathered
All within 5.2° of each other in the sky.
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 3.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 356.34° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 173.88° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.28% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 32.8° / 168.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 20m / -15.66° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 331.06° / -4.89° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.58° / 7.21° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -177.70° / -1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 12.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.