The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 23, 2078
Waxing Gibbous
90.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:08 PM
5:48 AM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 90.7%
- Age
- 11.1 days
- Distance
- 389,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1919
Events on this date
-
Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 5.0° apart in the sky.
-
Venus and Saturn close together
They pass 3.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 144.73° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 35.44° |
| Illuminated fraction | 90.74% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -22.5° / 22.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 14m / 24.61° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 120.22° / 4.62° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.64° / -5.33° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 40.42° / -1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 288.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.