The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 23, 2028
Waning Crescent
2.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:17 AM
4:51 PM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.7%
- Age
- 28.1 days
- Distance
- 406,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1300
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 | 341.28° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 161.19° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.67% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 34.0° / 188.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 12m / -14.89° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 315.89° / 1.24° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.12° / -0.97° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -159.81° / 0.88° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 74.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.