The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, February 23, 2105
Waxing Gibbous
72.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:09 PM
3:23 AM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 72.4%
- Age
- 8.8 days
- Distance
- 376,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Orion
- Lunation number
- 2253
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 | 116.46° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 63.43° |
| Illuminated fraction | 72.37% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -10.8° / 49.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 06m / 21.72° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 91.39° / -1.70° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.49° / 2.98° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 67.35° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 269.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.