The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 22, 2147
Waning Gibbous
59.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:08 AM
11:01 AM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 59.5%
- Age
- 21.9 days
- Distance
- 383,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2772
Events on this date
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 4.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 259.18° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 79.08° |
| Illuminated fraction | 59.47% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -10.9° / 261.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 27m / -13.54° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 232.91° / 5.10° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.90° / -5.82° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -86.34° / 0.14° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 103.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.