The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, February 23, 1923
First Quarter
47.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:26 AM
12:48 AM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 47.2%
- Age
- 7.9 days
- Distance
- 398,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Feb 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 86.68° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 93.16° |
| Illuminated fraction | 47.25% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 5.3° / 74.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 59m / 15.45° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 60.75° / -4.97° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.19° / 7.14° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 87.47° / 0.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 258.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.