The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 23, 2086
Waxing Gibbous
80.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:59 PM
4:09 AM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 80.1%
- Age
- 9.8 days
- Distance
- 395,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2018
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 Sun | 126.85° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 53.05° |
| Illuminated fraction | 80.05% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -17.6° / 41.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 53m / 20.91° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 102.40° / -1.95° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.45° / 3.29° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 59.00° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 273.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.