The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 23, 1950
Waxing Crescent
37.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:07 AM
12:09 AM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 37.3%
- Age
- 6.8 days
- Distance
- 404,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 336
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Feb 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 75.06° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 104.76° |
| Illuminated fraction | 37.26% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 19.1° / 78.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 05m / 20.98° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 49.59° / 3.48° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.04° / -3.83° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 102.30° / -0.91° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 253.5° |
| 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.