The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 23, 2174
Waning Gibbous
62.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:17 AM
10:04 AM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 62.0%
- Age
- 21.6 days
- Distance
- 389,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 3106
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 | 256.25° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 76.15° |
| Illuminated fraction | 61.97% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -20.4° / 257.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 11m / -22.31° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 231.45° / -4.36° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -8.21° / 6.28° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -83.67° / -0.58° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 107.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.