The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, February 22, 2097
Waxing Gibbous
83.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:02 PM
4:58 AM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 83.6%
- Age
- 10.4 days
- Distance
- 368,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2154
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 3.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 132.33° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 47.72° |
| Illuminated fraction | 83.64% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -15.7° / 33.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 17m / 26.73° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 107.20° / 4.45° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.70° / -5.02° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 48.76° / -1.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 281.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.