The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 23, 2149
Waning Gibbous
98.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:32 PM
8:02 AM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.6%
- Age
- 15.2 days
- Distance
- 397,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2797
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 | 193.30° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 13.78° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.56% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -37.0° / 328.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 24m / 8.00° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 168.56° / 3.78° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.17° / -4.24° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -10.04° / -0.93° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 100.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.