The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 23, 2023
Waxing Crescent
15.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 58°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:13 AM
10:31 PM
58°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 15.6%
- Age
- 3.4 days
- Distance
- 373,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1239
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 | 46.36° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 133.52° |
| Illuminated fraction | 15.57% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 30.4° / 108.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 20m / 7.06° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 21.17° / -1.29° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.24° / 2.44° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 140.36° / -1.34° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 250.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.