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February 22

Day 53 of 366 · ISO week 8 · Pisces · Winter (Northern Hemisphere)

February 22 is the 53rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 313 days remain until the year's end. It falls in winter (northern hemisphere) and under the astrological sign of Pisces.

Day of year
53
Days remaining
313
ISO week
8
Zodiac
Pisces
Season
Winter
Sun declination
-10.9°

External references

Curated jump-off points to the major almanacs, encyclopaedias and primary sources for this date.

Wikipedia: this day →Britannica: this day →LoC: Today in History →History.com: this day →On-This-Day.com →BBC: On This Day →NYT: this day →Time and Date →NASA APOD archive →U.S. Naval Observatory →Wolfram|Alpha →Wikidata →Google Books →JSTOR →Internet Archive →
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Astronomy

Solar declination through the year — the Sun's apparent latitude on Earth. February 22 ≈ -10.9°
0° +23° −23° -10.9°
Computed via Cooper's formula. Positive declination = Sun north of the celestial equator (Northern Hemisphere summer).

On February 22 the Sun's declination is approximately -10.9°. At this latitude the Sun is south of the celestial equator, giving the Northern Hemisphere shorter days than nights.

For specific rise/set times at your location, see the U.S. Naval Observatory, or the NASA APOD archive for any imagery published on a February 22.

Position in the year

Position in the calendar year — day 53 of 366 (with 313 remaining)
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec Feb 22

Holidays & observances

No widely-observed holidays catalogued for this day in our base set. See the external almanacs above for region-specific observances.

Events

A selection of widely-documented historical events that took place on this date. Years marked BCE follow standard astronomical convention.

Notable births

Notable deaths

Numerical & calendrical curiosities

Day-of-year (53)53 · prime
Days remaining (313)313
Date code DDMMYYYY22022026 · no palindrome in next 200 years
Sun declination-10.87° (Cooper approximation)
Distance from solstice64 days

Cross-references

The 22nd of every other month

January 22March 22April 22May 22June 22July 22August 22September 22October 22November 22December 22

Adjacent days

← February 21February 23 →

Days nearby

-30 days · January 23-7 days · February 15+7 days · February 29+30 days · March 23

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