The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 23, 2079
Last Quarter
51.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
1:23 AM
10:55 AM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 51.1%
- Age
- 21.7 days
- Distance
- 404,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 1931
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,200 km.
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Feb 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 268.92° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 88.76° |
| Illuminated fraction | 51.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -11.0° / 248.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 07m / -23.57° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 244.15° / -2.65° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.87° / 4.10° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -88.97° / -1.33° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 101.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.