The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 23, 1928
Waxing Crescent
7.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 48°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:52 AM
9:04 PM
48°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.3%
- Age
- 2.3 days
- Distance
- 366,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 64
Events on this date
-
Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 4.1° apart in the sky.
-
Jupiter, Moon, and Uranus gathered
All within 4.7° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 3.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 30.90° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 148.70° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.28% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 32.0° / 127.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 25m / -2.45° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 4.76° / -4.73° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.54° / 6.97° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 147.21° / -1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 255.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.