The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, February 23, 1904
Waxing Crescent
42.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:05 AM
12:18 AM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 42.2%
- Age
- 7.2 days
- Distance
- 386,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- -233
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 | 80.84° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 98.99° |
| Illuminated fraction | 42.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 9.2° / 79.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 33m / 14.63° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 54.52° / -4.41° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.27° / 6.41° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 91.27° / 0.69° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 257.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.