The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, February 23, 1960
Waning Crescent
12.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:45 AM
3:09 PM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.1%
- Age
- 26.4 days
- Distance
- 367,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 459
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
18° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.
Exact values
For Feb 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 319.56° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 139.26° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 25.9° / 212.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 39m / -16.84° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 293.67° / 4.59° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.92° / -5.20° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -138.09° / 0.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 85.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.