The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, February 23, 2037
First Quarter
54.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:53 AM
1:30 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 54.6%
- Age
- 8.5 days
- Distance
- 383,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1412
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 3.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 95.20° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 84.67° |
| Illuminated fraction | 54.64% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 0.7° / 67.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 39m / 17.68° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 70.62° / -4.40° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.11° / 6.41° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 76.82° / -0.71° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 261.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.