The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 23, 2136
Waning Gibbous
60.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:19 AM
10:14 AM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 60.6%
- Age
- 21.5 days
- Distance
- 369,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2636
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 | 257.91° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 77.79° |
| Illuminated fraction | 60.58% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -18.6° / 256.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 16m / -21.69° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 232.31° / -3.48° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.03° / 5.18° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -76.05° / -0.91° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 106.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.