The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 23, 2087
Waning Gibbous
68.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:55 AM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 68.7%
- Age
- 20.2 days
- Distance
- 404,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2030
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 | 248.19° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 68.05° |
| Illuminated fraction | 68.69% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -22.8° / 266.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 42m / -17.15° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 223.49° / -1.34° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.75° / 2.46° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -70.37° / 1.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 108.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.