The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, February 23, 1942
Waxing Gibbous
55.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:00 PM
2:34 AM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 55.0%
- Age
- 8.2 days
- Distance
- 404,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 237
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,400 km.
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 4.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 95.58° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 84.29° |
| Illuminated fraction | 54.98% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -10.3° / 58.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 37m / 16.74° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 70.00° / -5.27° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.40° / 7.57° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 84.16° / 0.28° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 261.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.