The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, February 23, 2010
Waxing Gibbous
68.2% 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
12:29 PM
3:14 AM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 68.2%
- Age
- 9.6 days
- Distance
- 371,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1078
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 | 111.23° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 68.65° |
| Illuminated fraction | 68.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -4.5° / 51.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 43m / 25.49° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 86.21° / 2.10° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.95° / -1.95° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 62.00° / 1.08° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 269.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.