The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 23, 2171
Waning Gibbous
86.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 47°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:17 PM
9:11 AM
47°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 86.2%
- Age
- 18.7 days
- Distance
- 363,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 3069
Events on this date
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Mercury and Mars close together
They pass 3.7° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 1.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 223.69° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 43.67° |
| Illuminated fraction | 86.17% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -31.3° / 292.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 13m / -4.58° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 198.61° / 2.92° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.65° / -3.05° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -42.66° / -1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 110.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.