The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 23, 2041
Last Quarter
53.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
1:01 AM
10:53 AM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 53.5%
- Age
- 22.5 days
- Distance
- 382,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 1461
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Feb 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 266.18° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 86.03° |
| Illuminated fraction | 53.46% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -11.7° / 251.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 57m / -21.64° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 241.63° / -1.18° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -8.18° / 2.18° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -93.56° / -1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 102.2° |
| 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.