The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, February 23, 2027
Waning Gibbous
90.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 44°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:49 PM
8:21 AM
44°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 90.2%
- Age
- 17.0 days
- Distance
- 375,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1288
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 | 216.36° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 36.47° |
| Illuminated fraction | 90.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -40.4° / 297.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 35m / -8.19° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 191.21° / -4.09° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.79° / 5.99° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -30.15° / 0.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 119.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.