The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 22, 2125
Waning Gibbous
74.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 36°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:51 PM
9:39 AM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 74.2%
- Age
- 19.2 days
- Distance
- 377,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2500
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 2.9° apart in the sky.
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Venus behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
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Mars, Moon, and Neptune gathered
All within 4.7° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 1.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 241.21° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 61.08° |
| Illuminated fraction | 74.18% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -26.0° / 273.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 11m / -13.95° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 215.28° / -0.72° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.01° / 1.68° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -53.64° / 1.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 110.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.