The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, February 23, 2004
Waxing Crescent
12.2% 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
9:05 AM
9:57 PM
54°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.2%
- Age
- 3.3 days
- Distance
- 391,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1004
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 2.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 40.75° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 139.09° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 31.5° / 115.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 00m / 3.75° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 15.17° / -2.41° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.40° / 3.89° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 144.17° / -1.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 251.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.