The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 23, 1969
First Quarter
45.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:32 AM
1:05 AM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 45.6%
- Age
- 7.0 days
- Distance
- 401,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 571
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
27° from the Sun in the morning sky, its best showing before sunrise.
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Feb 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 84.74° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 95.09° |
| Illuminated fraction | 45.56% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 13.9° / 70.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 46m / 24.47° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 59.66° / 4.49° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.88° / -5.17° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 98.49° / -0.71° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 257.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.