The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 23, 2075
Waxing Gibbous
58.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:04 PM
1:57 AM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 58.4%
- Age
- 8.4 days
- Distance
- 404,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1882
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,400 km.
Exact values
For Feb 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 99.48° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 80.38° |
| Illuminated fraction | 58.36% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -0.9° / 63.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 55m / 19.36° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 74.69° / -3.21° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.71° / 4.83° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 81.38° / -1.07° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 263.2° |
| 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.