The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 23, 2034
Waxing Crescent
28.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:05 AM
11:59 PM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 28.1%
- Age
- 4.7 days
- Distance
- 367,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1375
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 | 63.88° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 115.95° |
| Illuminated fraction | 28.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 20.3° / 92.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 31m / 11.59° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 39.03° / -3.07° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.34° / 4.71° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 117.92° / 0.75° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 253.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.