The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, February 22, 2157
Waxing Gibbous
97.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:55 PM
6:31 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.8%
- Age
- 12.9 days
- Distance
- 401,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2896
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 | 162.90° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 17.07° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.80% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -33.7° / 5.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 20m / 16.45° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 137.21° / 0.82° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.94° / -0.33° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 20.69° / 0.25° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 288.1° |
| 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.