The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 22, 2138
Waxing Gibbous
95.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:11 PM
6:15 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 95.5%
- Age
- 12.9 days
- Distance
- 405,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2661
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 | 155.41° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 24.61° |
| Illuminated fraction | 95.46% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -29.4° / 13.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 49m / 19.97° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 129.33° / 2.13° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.33° / -2.07° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 24.46° / -0.00° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 288.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.