The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, February 23, 2043
Full Moon
99.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:11 PM
7:21 AM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.9%
- Age
- 13.8 days
- Distance
- 390,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1486
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 | 177.56° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 3.92° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.88% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -36.1° / 347.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 23m / 13.45° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 152.54° / 3.09° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.84° / -3.29° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 7.06° / -0.89° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 337.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.