The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, February 23, 2044
Waning Crescent
24.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 21°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:18 AM
12:59 PM
21°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 24.3%
- Age
- 24.5 days
- Distance
- 403,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1498
Events on this date
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Feb 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 301.14° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 120.87° |
| Illuminated fraction | 24.35% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 7.3° / 221.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 27m / -28.37° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 275.87° / -5.06° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.96° / 7.30° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -122.45° / -0.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 84.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.