The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 23, 1989
Waning Gibbous
91.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 46°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:26 PM
8:20 AM
46°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 91.8%
- Age
- 17.4 days
- Distance
- 405,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 818
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,900 km.
Exact values
For Feb 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 213.26° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 33.29° |
| Illuminated fraction | 91.80% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -40.3° / 301.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 26m / -5.99° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 188.33° / -2.92° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.83° / 4.43° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -34.70° / 0.02° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 118.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.