The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 23, 2143
Waxing Gibbous
58.9% 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
2:04 AM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 58.9%
- Age
- 8.9 days
- Distance
- 378,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2723
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 | 100.13° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 79.73° |
| Illuminated fraction | 58.91% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -0.2° / 62.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 55m / 20.93° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 74.84° / -1.64° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.27° / 2.84° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 71.90° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 263.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.