The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 22, 2200
Waxing Gibbous
59.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:11 PM
2:04 AM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 59.6%
- Age
- 7.9 days
- Distance
- 397,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3428
Events on this date
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Saturn behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Feb 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 100.97° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 78.90° |
| Illuminated fraction | 59.62% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -2.0° / 63.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 56m / 19.16° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 74.85° / -3.41° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.44° / 5.17° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 84.83° / 1.35° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 263.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.