The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 23, 1902
Waning Gibbous
98.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 53°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:49 PM
7:30 AM
53°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.4%
- Age
- 15.2 days
- Distance
- 385,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- -258
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Feb 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 194.32° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 14.75° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.35% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -44.1° / 326.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 12m / 1.10° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 168.49° / -3.75° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.07° / 5.58° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -9.28° / 1.38° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 129.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.