The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 23, 2012
Waxing Crescent
3.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 52°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:41 AM
8:21 PM
52°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.3%
- Age
- 1.8 days
- Distance
- 397,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1103
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 | 20.47° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 158.93° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.34% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 43.8° / 138.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 34m / 2.44° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 354.96° / 4.84° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.50° / -5.69° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 162.84° / 1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 235.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.