The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 23, 1972
Waxing Gibbous
71.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:43 PM
3:38 AM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 71.5%
- Age
- 8.7 days
- Distance
- 378,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 608
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 | 115.32° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 64.59° |
| Illuminated fraction | 71.45% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -6.4° / 47.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 58m / 26.48° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 89.51° / 3.04° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.75° / -3.12° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 69.62° / 0.78° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 271.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.