The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 23, 2127
Waxing Gibbous
87.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:08 PM
4:40 AM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 87.6%
- Age
- 12.3 days
- Distance
- 383,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2525
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 | 138.95° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 41.19° |
| Illuminated fraction | 87.62% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -27.1° / 33.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 38m / 16.50° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 113.55° / -4.94° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.70° / 7.10° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 34.71° / 0.84° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 273.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.