The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, February 23, 2032
Waxing Gibbous
93.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:10 PM
5:26 AM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 93.8%
- Age
- 12.4 days
- Distance
- 406,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1350
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,300 km.
Exact values
For Feb 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 151.47° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 28.85° |
| Illuminated fraction | 93.79% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -34.0° / 21.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 29m / 13.89° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 126.11° / -5.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.30° / 7.20° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 29.40° / 1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 273.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.