The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 23, 1966
Waxing Crescent
9.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 51°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:58 AM
9:27 PM
51°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 9.5%
- Age
- 3.3 days
- Distance
- 401,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 534
Events on this date
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Mercury and Saturn close together
They pass 1.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 35.63° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 144.10° |
| Illuminated fraction | 9.50% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 32.0° / 121.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 44m / 0.60° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 10.27° / -3.77° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.35° / 5.71° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 139.59° / -1.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 253.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.