The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, February 23, 2018
First Quarter
54.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:54 AM
1:24 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 54.3%
- Age
- 7.8 days
- Distance
- 371,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1177
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Feb 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 94.78° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 85.09° |
| Illuminated fraction | 54.28% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 0.6° / 68.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 36m / 17.20° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 69.82° / -4.77° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.73° / 6.89° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 80.62° / -0.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 261.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.