The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, February 23, 2060
Waning Gibbous
59.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:29 AM
10:32 AM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 59.1%
- Age
- 21.5 days
- Distance
- 399,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1696
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 | 259.71° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 79.56° |
| Illuminated fraction | 59.06% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -15.7° / 256.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 27m / -20.11° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 234.54° / -1.24° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.23° / 2.24° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -85.19° / -1.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 104.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.