The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 22, 2088
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 45°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:00 AM
6:50 PM
45°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 0.2 days
- Distance
- 382,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2043
Events on this date
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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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Uranus behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Feb 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 3.00° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 174.62° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 43.1° / 162.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 28m / -4.78° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 337.05° / 4.46° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.01° / -5.16° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 172.03° / 1.41° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 196.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.