The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 23, 2031
Waxing Crescent
5.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 55°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:57 AM
8:55 PM
55°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.5%
- Age
- 2.0 days
- Distance
- 378,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1338
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 | 26.67° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 152.93° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.48% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 42.4° / 129.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 59m / 4.63° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 1.56° / 4.38° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.00° / -5.01° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 159.04° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 239.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.