The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 23, 2130
Waning Gibbous
99.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 61°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:52 PM
7:39 AM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.7%
- Age
- 15.2 days
- Distance
- 406,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2562
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,400 km.
Exact values
For Feb 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 185.73° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 6.33° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.70% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -37.6° / 337.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 53m / 10.12° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 160.58° / 2.73° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.53° / -2.89° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -6.26° / -0.73° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 93.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.