The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, February 23, 1993
Waxing Crescent
4.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 54°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:47 AM
8:37 PM
54°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.3%
- Age
- 2.2 days
- Distance
- 406,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 868
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 | 23.49° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 155.96° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.34% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 43.7° / 133.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 47m / 3.95° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 358.60° / 4.92° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.84° / -5.83° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 154.46° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 236.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.