The Moon on this date

Moon on Wednesday, February 23, 2084

Waning Gibbous

95.5% illuminated · waning

Shown at midday from Columbus, US.

Rise, set and path

Times for Columbus, US

Moonrise
E
Highest
48°
Moonset
W
Moon's height Daylight Twilight Night

Key figures

Illuminated
95.5%
Age
17.5 days
Distance
384,100 km
Apparent size
31.1′
Constellation
Virgo
Lunation number
1993

Events on this date

No Moon or planet events on this date.

Exact values

For Feb 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.

Elongation from the Sun204.21°
Phase angle24.54°
Illuminated fraction95.48%
Altitude / azimuth-44.1° / 313.0°
Right ascension / declination11h 50m / -3.83°
Ecliptic longitude / latitude179.24° / -4.51°
Libration in longitude / latitude-5.45° / 6.51°
Sub-solar longitude / latitude-29.41° / 0.93°
Position angle of the axis22.7°
Position angle of the bright limb124.9°
Apparent magnitude-12.1

Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.

Your location

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