The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 23, 1952
Waning Crescent
4.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:17 AM
4:21 PM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.1%
- Age
- 27.8 days
- Distance
- 360,300 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 360
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 360,300 km.
Exact values
For Feb 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 336.66° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 156.54° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.13% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 29.0° / 191.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 55m / -19.29° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 310.70° / -1.80° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.47° / 3.12° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -156.77° / 0.10° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 68.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.