The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 23, 2033
Waning Crescent
37.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:18 AM
12:27 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 37.7%
- Age
- 23.8 days
- Distance
- 383,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 1362
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 | 284.41° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 104.23° |
| Illuminated fraction | 37.71% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 4.0° / 240.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 17m / -18.70° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 259.81° / 4.35° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -8.61° / -4.88° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -112.19° / 1.15° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 95.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.