The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 23, 1997
Waning Gibbous
98.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 55°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:41 PM
7:41 AM
55°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.6%
- Age
- 16.1 days
- Distance
- 405,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 917
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 | 193.78° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 13.77° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.56% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -41.6° / 327.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 18m / 3.56° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 168.91° / -0.90° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.36° / 1.89° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -16.13° / 0.68° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 119.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.