The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 22, 2122
Waning Gibbous
98.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 52°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:49 PM
7:28 AM
52°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.3%
- Age
- 15.5 days
- Distance
- 403,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2463
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 | 194.50° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 15.15° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.26% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -44.8° / 326.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 10m / 0.39° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 168.29° / -4.59° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.69° / 6.67° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -12.69° / 1.25° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 132.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.