The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, February 22, 2089
Waxing Gibbous
92.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:01 PM
5:15 AM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.8%
- Age
- 12.1 days
- Distance
- 361,400 km
- Apparent size
- 33.1′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2055
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 361,200 km.
Exact values
For Feb 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 149.23° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 31.05° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.83% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -32.9° / 23.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 21m / 14.40° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 124.05° / -4.97° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.04° / 7.15° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 30.17° / 1.09° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 273.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.