The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, February 23, 2049
Waning Gibbous
67.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:53 AM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 67.5%
- Age
- 21.2 days
- Distance
- 378,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1560
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 | 249.61° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 69.50° |
| Illuminated fraction | 67.51% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -23.0° / 263.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 48m / -18.75° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 225.13° / -2.49° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.91° / 3.98° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -74.95° / 1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 108.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.