The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 23, 1995
Waning Crescent
37.0% 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
2:24 AM
12:27 PM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 37.0%
- Age
- 23.8 days
- Distance
- 370,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 892
Events on this date
-
Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 2.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 285.26° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 105.10° |
| Illuminated fraction | 36.98% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 3.8° / 239.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 17m / -19.65° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 259.88° / 3.41° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.16° / -3.64° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -104.58° / 1.35° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 95.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.