The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 23, 2081
Full Moon
100.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:40 PM
7:21 AM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 100.0%
- Age
- 14.9 days
- Distance
- 357,100 km
- Apparent size
- 33.5′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1956
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 356,900 km.
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Feb 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 181.51° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 2.16° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.96% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -38.7° / 343.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 38m / 10.28° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 157.26° / 1.55° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.09° / -1.23° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -0.56° / -0.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 86.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.