The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 23, 1918
Waxing Gibbous
95.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:28 PM
5:49 AM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 95.6%
- Age
- 12.3 days
- Distance
- 401,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- -60
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 2.8° apart in the sky.
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Moon, Neptune, and Saturn gathered
All within 4.5° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 4.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 155.90° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 24.25° |
| Illuminated fraction | 95.59% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -34.5° / 15.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 47m / 14.52° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 130.19° / -3.30° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.09° / 5.03° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 27.86° / 1.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 276.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.