The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 22, 2079
Waning Gibbous
60.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:21 AM
10:25 AM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 60.4%
- Age
- 20.7 days
- Distance
- 403,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1931
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Feb 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 258.11° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 77.96° |
| Illuminated fraction | 60.43% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -17.0° / 257.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 18m / -19.99° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 232.34° / -1.70° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.55° / 2.86° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -76.80° / -1.34° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 105.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.