The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 22, 2023
Waxing Crescent
8.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 51°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:48 AM
9:20 PM
51°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 8.3%
- Age
- 2.4 days
- Distance
- 368,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 1239
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 1.8° apart in the sky.
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Jupiter, Moon, and Venus gathered
All within 7.3° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 1.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 33.28° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 146.57° |
| Illuminated fraction | 8.27% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 33.6° / 124.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 30m / 0.56° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 7.08° / -2.45° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.23° / 3.98° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 152.56° / -1.35° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 251.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.