The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 23, 2076
Waning Gibbous
87.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 49°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:01 PM
9:17 AM
49°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 87.0%
- Age
- 18.8 days
- Distance
- 392,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1894
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 3.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 222.12° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 42.25° |
| Illuminated fraction | 87.01% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -30.0° / 294.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 11m / -2.16° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 197.08° / 4.92° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.23° / -5.69° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -48.00° / -1.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 107.8° |
| 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.