The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 23, 1927
Waning Gibbous
61.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 36°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:01 AM
10:47 AM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 61.4%
- Age
- 21.3 days
- Distance
- 398,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 51
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 | 256.91° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 76.79° |
| Illuminated fraction | 61.43% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -13.5° / 261.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 18m / -14.59° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 231.01° / 3.55° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.64° / -3.94° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -82.95° / -1.35° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 104.5° |
| 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.