The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 23, 2047
Waning Crescent
1.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:29 AM
5:29 PM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.2%
- Age
- 28.6 days
- Distance
- 395,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1535
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury 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 | 347.94° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 167.67° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.15% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 37.8° / 181.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 38m / -11.56° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 322.94° / 2.44° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.00° / -2.55° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -163.62° / 1.05° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 79.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.