The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 22, 2105
Waxing Gibbous
62.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:09 PM
2:25 AM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 62.0%
- Age
- 7.8 days
- Distance
- 373,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2253
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Feb 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 103.70° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 76.16° |
| Illuminated fraction | 61.96% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -1.7° / 59.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 06m / 22.34° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 77.63° / -0.51° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.96° / 1.46° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 79.51° / 1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 264.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.