The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 23, 2108
Waxing Gibbous
85.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:50 PM
4:23 AM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 85.3%
- Age
- 11.8 days
- Distance
- 367,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2290
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 | 135.00° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 45.13° |
| Illuminated fraction | 85.28% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -25.0° / 36.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 20m / 16.95° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 109.20° / -5.15° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.84° / 7.38° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 38.50° / 0.99° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 272.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.