The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 23, 2051
Waxing Gibbous
96.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:47 PM
5:48 AM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.4%
- Age
- 12.4 days
- Distance
- 398,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1585
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 | 158.64° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 21.85° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.41% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -37.5° / 13.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 59m / 11.92° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 133.68° / -5.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.67° / 7.19° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 25.62° / 1.37° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 272.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.