The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 23, 2073
Waning Gibbous
97.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 55°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:13 PM
8:07 AM
55°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.0%
- Age
- 16.6 days
- Distance
- 358,400 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1857
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 358,200 km.
Exact values
For Feb 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 199.73° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 19.80° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.04% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -38.4° / 320.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 47m / 3.87° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 175.42° / 2.23° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.41° / -2.09° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -19.15° / -0.15° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 109.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.