The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 23, 2113
Waxing Gibbous
59.2% 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
12:02 PM
2:02 AM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 59.2%
- Age
- 7.5 days
- Distance
- 380,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2352
Events on this date
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 2.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 100.41° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 79.45° |
| Illuminated fraction | 59.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -0.6° / 62.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 58m / 20.67° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 75.40° / -1.97° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.24° / 3.20° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 85.97° / -1.31° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 263.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.