The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 23, 2089
Waxing Gibbous
97.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:13 PM
6:00 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.7%
- Age
- 13.1 days
- Distance
- 361,400 km
- Apparent size
- 33.1′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2055
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 4.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 163.20° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 17.33° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.73% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -39.2° / 7.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 20m / 10.87° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 139.02° / -4.46° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.66° / 6.49° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 18.03° / 1.07° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 270.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.