The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 23, 1946
Last Quarter
53.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:51 AM
11:09 AM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 53.9%
- Age
- 21.5 days
- Distance
- 404,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 286
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Feb 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 265.67° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 85.51° |
| Illuminated fraction | 53.91% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -9.1° / 253.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 54m / -17.91° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 240.16° / 2.33° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.72° / -2.36° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -86.74° / -1.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 102.1° |
| 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.