The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 22, 2187
Full Moon
99.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:49 PM
7:08 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.6%
- Age
- 14.2 days
- Distance
- 357,200 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 3267
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 357,200 km.
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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 | 173.34° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 7.43° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.58% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -34.7° / 352.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 03m / 15.50° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 147.37° / 3.33° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.16° / -3.54° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 6.64° / -1.15° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 311.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.