The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 22, 2098
Last Quarter
52.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
1:12 AM
10:47 AM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 52.8%
- Age
- 21.3 days
- Distance
- 395,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2166
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Feb 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 266.97° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 86.82° |
| Illuminated fraction | 52.78% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -12.5° / 249.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 55m / -23.44° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 241.58° / -3.04° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.53° / 4.63° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -80.61° / -1.20° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 102.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.