The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 23, 1944
New Moon
0.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 36°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:07 AM
6:57 PM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.3%
- Age
- 29.0 days
- Distance
- 356,900 km
- Apparent size
- 33.5′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 261
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 356,800 km.
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Exact values
For Feb 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 354.07° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 173.75° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.30% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 31.7° / 155.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 03m / -13.97° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 328.00° / -1.91° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.96° / 3.36° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -174.94° / -0.72° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 44.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.