The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 23, 2095
Waning Gibbous
83.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 46°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:31 PM
9:30 AM
46°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 83.4%
- Age
- 18.8 days
- Distance
- 404,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2129
Events on this date
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Neptune at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Feb 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 228.10° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 48.14° |
| Illuminated fraction | 83.37% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -28.1° / 288.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 33m / -4.97° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 203.45° / 4.44° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.07° / -5.12° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -51.78° / -1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 108.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.