The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 23, 2092
Full Moon
99.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:00 PM
7:33 AM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.7%
- Age
- 16.1 days
- Distance
- 374,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2092
Events on this date
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Penumbral lunar eclipse
The Moon passes through Earth's faint outer shadow and dims slightly. It starts at 10:11 PM, is deepest at 12:17 AM and ends at 2:24 AM. Visible from Columbus from start to finish.
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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 | 186.15° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 6.35° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.69% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -38.9° / 337.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 53m / 8.84° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 161.24° / 1.62° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.63° / -1.33° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -10.82° / -0.30° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 104.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.