The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, February 23, 1998
Waning Crescent
12.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:46 AM
3:05 PM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.3%
- Age
- 26.5 days
- Distance
- 373,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 929
Events on this date
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Jupiter behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 1.6° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 3.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 319.16° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 138.92° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.31% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 25.2° / 212.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 41m / -17.51° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 294.04° / 3.85° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.07° / -4.27° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -145.70° / 0.17° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 83.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.