The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, February 23, 1965
Last Quarter
45.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
1:44 AM
11:36 AM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 45.6%
- Age
- 22.0 days
- Distance
- 400,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 521
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.
-
Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Feb 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 275.21° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 95.05° |
| Illuminated fraction | 45.60% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -4.2° / 245.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 34m / -21.11° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 250.09° / 0.86° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.96° / -0.41° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -90.53° / -1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 98.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.