The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 23, 2039
Waxing Crescent
0.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:54 AM
6:56 PM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.5%
- Age
- 0.6 days
- Distance
- 386,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1437
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 | 6.95° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 171.52° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.55% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 34.6° / 156.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 01m / -11.56° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 341.88° / -4.82° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.57° / 7.10° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 177.69° / -1.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 286.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.