The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 23, 1949
Waning Crescent
15.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:11 AM
2:04 PM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 15.7%
- Age
- 25.6 days
- Distance
- 396,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 323
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 5.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 313.68° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 133.36° |
| Illuminated fraction | 15.67% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 14.8° / 211.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 23m / -27.17° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 288.45° / -5.04° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.21° / 7.31° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -127.81° / -1.23° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 76.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.