The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, February 23, 2009
Waning Crescent
1.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:27 AM
5:08 PM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.8%
- Age
- 28.4 days
- Distance
- 397,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1065
Events on this date
-
Jupiter, Mars, Mercury, and Moon gathered
All within 4.2° of each other in the sky.
-
Moon and Mars close together
They pass 1.6° apart in the sky.
-
Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 1.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 344.45° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 164.38° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.85% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 35.2° / 184.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 27m / -14.01° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 319.68° / 0.95° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.06° / -0.54° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -168.20° / 0.68° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 72.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.