The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 21, 1923
Waxing Crescent
28.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:16 AM
11:53 PM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 28.8%
- Age
- 5.9 days
- Distance
- 404,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 2
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Feb 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 64.71° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 115.09° |
| Illuminated fraction | 28.80% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 18.6° / 92.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 23m / 10.18° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 36.77° / -3.81° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.96° / 5.65° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 111.82° / 0.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 253.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.