The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 23, 2040
Waxing Gibbous
83.0% 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
2:00 PM
4:49 AM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 83.0%
- Age
- 11.1 days
- Distance
- 404,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1449
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 | 131.26° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 48.69° |
| Illuminated fraction | 83.01% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -16.1° / 34.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 11m / 25.48° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 105.96° / 3.02° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.19° / -3.29° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 47.97° / -1.57° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 279.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.