The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 22, 2087
Waning Gibbous
77.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 36°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:31 PM
9:22 AM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 77.0%
- Age
- 19.2 days
- Distance
- 404,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2030
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,900 km.
Exact values
For Feb 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 237.41° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 57.31° |
| Illuminated fraction | 77.01% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -29.3° / 275.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 55m / -14.22° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 211.70° / -2.30° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.26° / 3.72° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -58.21° / 1.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 112.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.