The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 23, 1977
Waxing Crescent
28.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 64°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:57 AM
11:57 PM
64°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 28.1%
- Age
- 5.6 days
- Distance
- 403,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 670
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 | 63.92° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 115.94° |
| Illuminated fraction | 28.13% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 21.9° / 91.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 28m / 13.33° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 38.90° / -1.20° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.60° / 2.25° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 117.14° / 1.23° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 252.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.