The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 23, 2155
Waning Gibbous
62.9% 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
12:06 AM
10:03 AM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 62.9%
- Age
- 21.6 days
- Distance
- 375,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2871
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 | 255.10° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 75.00° |
| Illuminated fraction | 62.94% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -20.6° / 258.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 05m / -21.38° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 229.90° / -3.82° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.57° / 5.60° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -79.87° / -0.75° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 107.5° |
| 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.