The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 23, 1933
Waning Crescent
0.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:53 AM
5:32 PM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.8%
- Age
- 28.7 days
- Distance
- 378,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 125
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 0.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 349.75° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 169.65° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.81% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 34.7° / 177.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 49m / -14.55° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 324.40° / -1.22° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.39° / 2.32° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -165.16° / -0.06° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 59.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.