The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 23, 2124
Waxing Gibbous
59.4% 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
11:59 AM
2:08 AM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 59.4%
- Age
- 8.2 days
- Distance
- 370,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2488
Events on this date
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Venus at greatest elongation
47° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.
Exact values
For Feb 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 100.65° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 79.21° |
| Illuminated fraction | 59.36% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -0.1° / 61.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 55m / 21.61° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 74.97° / -0.97° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.90° / 2.02° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 75.71° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 263.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.