The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 23, 1994
Waxing Gibbous
92.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:57 PM
5:17 AM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.6%
- Age
- 13.1 days
- Distance
- 374,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 880
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 | 148.72° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 31.51° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.63% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -32.3° / 23.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 19m / 14.90° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 123.58° / -4.58° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.03° / 6.66° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 24.82° / 1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 274.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.