The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 23, 1984
Last Quarter
50.2% 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
1:14 AM
11:16 AM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 50.2%
- Age
- 21.7 days
- Distance
- 384,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 756
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Feb 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 269.89° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 89.75° |
| Illuminated fraction | 50.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -7.7° / 249.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 09m / -20.30° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 244.17° / 0.70° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.00° / -0.15° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -82.16° / -1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 100.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.