The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 22, 2141
Waning Gibbous
96.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 49°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:29 PM
7:42 AM
49°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.4%
- Age
- 15.7 days
- Distance
- 386,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2698
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 | 201.47° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 21.96° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.37% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -44.7° / 316.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 36m / -2.86° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 175.66° / -4.99° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.82° / 7.18° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -16.48° / 1.36° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 127.5° |
| 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.