The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, February 22, 2092
Waxing Gibbous
99.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:53 PM
6:55 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.7%
- Age
- 15.1 days
- Distance
- 377,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2092
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 0.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 173.39° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 6.60° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.67% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -37.5° / 353.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 59m / 12.70° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 147.47° / 0.38° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.06° / 0.26° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 1.32° / -0.27° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 286.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.