The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, February 23, 2173
Waxing Gibbous
85.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:10 PM
5:15 AM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 85.0%
- Age
- 11.3 days
- Distance
- 405,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 3094
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,500 km.
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Venus and Uranus close together
They pass 0.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 134.60° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 45.52° |
| Illuminated fraction | 85.04% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -16.5° / 30.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 30m / 27.00° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 110.04° / 5.13° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.92° / -6.01° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 45.71° / -1.05° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 283.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.