The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 23, 1919
Waning Crescent
44.1% 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
1:57 AM
11:39 AM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 44.1%
- Age
- 22.7 days
- Distance
- 399,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- -48
Events on this date
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Feb 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 276.96° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 96.81° |
| Illuminated fraction | 44.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -3.5° / 243.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 38m / -21.92° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 251.01° / 0.18° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.32° / 0.49° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -101.56° / 1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 98.2° |
| 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.