The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 22, 2155
Waning Gibbous
73.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:34 AM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 73.2%
- Age
- 20.6 days
- Distance
- 378,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2871
Events on this date
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Saturn at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Feb 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 242.49° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 62.40° |
| Illuminated fraction | 73.17% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -27.1° / 270.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 12m / -16.32° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 216.28° / -2.88° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.92° / 4.36° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -67.72° / -0.79° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 111.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.