The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 23, 2014
Waning Crescent
39.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:10 AM
12:18 PM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 39.2%
- Age
- 23.8 days
- Distance
- 371,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 1127
Events on this date
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Neptune behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Feb 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 282.68° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 102.52° |
| Illuminated fraction | 39.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 2.5° / 241.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 08m / -19.10° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 257.69° / 3.79° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.56° / -4.11° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -108.40° / 1.26° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 96.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.