The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, February 22, 2117
Waning Gibbous
59.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:26 AM
10:22 AM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 59.4%
- Age
- 21.0 days
- Distance
- 376,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2401
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 | 259.31° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 79.19° |
| Illuminated fraction | 59.38% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -17.3° / 255.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 20m / -21.51° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 233.32° / -3.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.24° / 4.60° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -72.26° / -1.06° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 105.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.