The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 23, 2050
Waxing Crescent
6.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 55°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:05 AM
9:11 PM
55°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.6%
- Age
- 2.1 days
- Distance
- 362,400 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1573
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 | 29.42° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 150.28° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.58% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 41.3° / 126.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 11m / 5.38° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 4.70° / 3.83° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.98° / -4.25° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 155.23° / 1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 241.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.