The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 22, 2149
Full Moon
99.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:32 PM
7:31 AM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.9%
- Age
- 14.2 days
- Distance
- 394,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2797
Events on this date
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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 | 181.87° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 3.46° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.91% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -36.8° / 342.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 36m / 11.98° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 156.11° / 2.93° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.03° / -3.14° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 2.10° / -0.90° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 63.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.