The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 22, 2128
Waning Gibbous
58.8% 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
12:10 AM
11:02 AM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 58.8%
- Age
- 21.9 days
- Distance
- 371,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2537
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 2.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 259.97° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 79.87° |
| Illuminated fraction | 58.79% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -10.6° / 260.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 29m / -13.86° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 233.31° / 4.87° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.33° / -5.48° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -82.53° / 0.34° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 103.6° |
| 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.