The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 23, 2119
Waxing Gibbous
96.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:32 PM
6:26 AM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.7%
- Age
- 13.8 days
- Distance
- 390,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2426
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 | 159.01° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 21.06° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.66% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -30.9° / 9.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 07m / 19.02° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 133.54° / 2.37° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.45° / -2.38° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 16.11° / -0.21° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 291.2° |
| 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.