The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 23, 2048
Waxing Gibbous
67.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:31 PM
3:09 AM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 67.7%
- Age
- 9.7 days
- Distance
- 401,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1548
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 | 110.61° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 69.25° |
| Illuminated fraction | 67.72% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -5.0° / 52.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 40m / 24.21° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 85.37° / 0.85° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.07° / -0.40° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 66.57° / 1.35° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 268.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.