The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, February 23, 2103
Waning Gibbous
97.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 51°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:06 PM
7:36 AM
51°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.5%
- Age
- 16.5 days
- Distance
- 403,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2228
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 | 197.65° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 18.14° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.51% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -44.7° / 322.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 24m / -0.97° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 172.07° / -4.48° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.56° / 6.49° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -21.05° / 1.10° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 128.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.