The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 23, 2005
Full Moon
99.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:51 PM
7:18 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.6%
- Age
- 14.8 days
- Distance
- 400,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1016
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Feb 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 174.44° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 6.91° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.64% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -34.5° / 351.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 13m / 15.48° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 149.63° / 4.14° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.86° / -4.73° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 2.45° / -1.24° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 323.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.