The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 23, 1930
Waning Crescent
20.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:41 AM
1:30 PM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 20.2%
- Age
- 24.9 days
- Distance
- 405,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 88
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Feb 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 306.91° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 126.64° |
| Illuminated fraction | 20.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 11.1° / 217.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 51m / -27.59° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 281.28° / -4.64° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.17° / 6.78° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -124.01° / -1.37° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 81.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.