The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 23, 1974
Waxing Crescent
2.2% 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
8:31 AM
9:03 PM
51°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.2%
- Age
- 1.4 days
- Distance
- 395,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 633
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 | 16.32° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 162.91° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 36.3° / 127.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 19m / 1.03° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 350.98° / 5.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.68° / -5.85° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 158.77° / 1.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 232.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.