The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 23, 1938
Waning Crescent
35.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:40 AM
12:24 PM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 35.9%
- Age
- 23.1 days
- Distance
- 404,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 187
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,600 km.
Exact values
For Feb 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 286.48° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 106.33° |
| Illuminated fraction | 35.95% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 3.4° / 237.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 21m / -21.44° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 260.92° / 1.70° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.37° / -1.53° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -105.35° / 1.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 94.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.