The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, February 23, 2007
Waxing Crescent
43.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:21 AM
12:45 AM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 43.2%
- Age
- 6.0 days
- Distance
- 372,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1041
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 | 81.99° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 97.84° |
| Illuminated fraction | 43.18% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 15.9° / 72.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 32m / 24.26° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 56.69° / 4.98° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.77° / -5.69° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 103.08° / -0.33° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 255.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.