The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, February 23, 1934
Waxing Gibbous
72.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:45 PM
3:52 AM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 72.7%
- Age
- 9.7 days
- Distance
- 404,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 138
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 | 116.88° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 63.05° |
| Illuminated fraction | 72.66% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -6.6° / 45.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 06m / 27.37° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 91.29° / 3.93° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.70° / -4.38° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 65.03° / 0.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 272.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.