The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 23, 1991
Waxing Gibbous
69.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:35 PM
3:24 AM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 69.7%
- Age
- 9.0 days
- Distance
- 368,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 843
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 | 113.07° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 66.82° |
| Illuminated fraction | 69.68% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -5.3° / 49.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 50m / 26.02° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 87.66° / 2.59° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.30° / -2.54° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 65.80° / 0.93° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 270.1° |
| 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.