The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, February 23, 1948
Waxing Gibbous
98.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:03 PM
6:57 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.2%
- Age
- 13.6 days
- Distance
- 357,600 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 311
Events on this date
-
Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 3.8° apart in the sky.
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 357,500 km.
-
Moon and Mars close together
They pass 0.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 165.56° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 15.23° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.24% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -30.8° / 0.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 35m / 19.71° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 139.57° / 5.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.27° / -5.71° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 13.84° / -1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 304.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.