The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, February 23, 1971
Waning Crescent
4.3% 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
6:12 AM
4:20 PM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.3%
- Age
- 27.8 days
- Distance
- 361,800 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 595
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Feb 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 336.14° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 156.06° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.30% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 29.5° / 192.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 53m / -18.74° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 310.58° / -1.20° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.80° / 2.35° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -160.56° / 0.28° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 69.8° |
| 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.