The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, February 23, 1909
Waxing Crescent
15.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 54°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:27 AM
10:24 PM
54°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 15.4%
- Age
- 3.3 days
- Distance
- 364,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- -171
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 | 45.99° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 133.74° |
| Illuminated fraction | 15.43% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 27.5° / 110.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 22m / 3.85° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 20.46° / -4.47° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.37° / 6.61° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 138.82° / -1.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 253.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.