The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, February 22, 2171
Waning Gibbous
93.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 54°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:03 PM
8:44 AM
54°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 93.2%
- Age
- 17.7 days
- Distance
- 363,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 3069
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 363,200 km.
Exact values
For Feb 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 209.97° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 30.12° |
| Illuminated fraction | 93.25% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -34.4° / 308.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 20m / 2.01° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 183.88° / 3.87° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.76° / -4.26° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -30.52° / -1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 108.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.