The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 23, 2042
Waxing Crescent
16.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:11 AM
10:41 PM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 16.3%
- Age
- 3.4 days
- Distance
- 363,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1474
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 | 47.47° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 132.42° |
| Illuminated fraction | 16.27% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 30.7° / 107.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 25m / 8.37° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 22.68° / -0.49° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.56° / 1.43° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 136.57° / -1.23° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 249.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.