The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, February 23, 2187
Waning Gibbous
99.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:05 PM
7:49 AM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.4%
- Age
- 15.2 days
- Distance
- 358,300 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 3267
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 | 187.57° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 8.65° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.43% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -36.4° / 335.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 02m / 10.73° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 162.61° / 4.24° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.07° / -4.71° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -5.49° / -1.17° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 88.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.