The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 23, 2059
Waxing Gibbous
88.0% 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
2:41 PM
5:27 AM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 88.0%
- Age
- 11.1 days
- Distance
- 403,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1684
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 | 139.58° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 40.48° |
| Illuminated fraction | 88.03% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -20.1° / 27.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 50m / 25.15° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 114.67° / 4.03° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.28° / -4.61° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 44.19° / -1.58° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 284.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.