The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 23, 2097
Waxing Gibbous
91.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:14 PM
5:51 AM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 91.2%
- Age
- 11.4 days
- Distance
- 369,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2154
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 | 145.64° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 34.58° |
| Illuminated fraction | 91.17% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -22.8° / 21.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 20m / 24.58° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 121.51° / 4.89° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.77° / -5.60° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 36.62° / -1.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 289.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.