The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 23, 2045
Waxing Crescent
39.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:05 AM
12:25 AM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 39.5%
- Age
- 6.7 days
- Distance
- 380,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1511
Events on this date
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Mercury and Mars close together
They pass 0.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 77.63° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 102.17° |
| Illuminated fraction | 39.46% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 19.0° / 75.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 17m / 23.61° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 53.13° / 5.23° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.21° / -6.04° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 95.46° / 0.06° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 254.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.