The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 22, 2130
Full Moon
99.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:55 PM
7:08 AM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.8%
- Age
- 14.2 days
- Distance
- 406,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2562
Events on this date
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 1.1° apart in the sky.
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Feb 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 174.92° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 5.36° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.78% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -36.4° / 351.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 06m / 13.54° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 148.77° / 1.76° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.96° / -1.64° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 5.88° / -0.70° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 302.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.