The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 23, 1961
Waxing Gibbous
63.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:35 PM
2:18 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 63.2%
- Age
- 8.4 days
- Distance
- 400,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 472
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 | 105.21° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 74.71° |
| Illuminated fraction | 63.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -6.1° / 60.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 18m / 17.94° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 80.07° / -5.15° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.86° / 7.35° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 79.86° / 0.05° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 264.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.