The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 23, 2053
Waxing Crescent
26.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 61°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:00 AM
11:44 PM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 26.2%
- Age
- 5.0 days
- Distance
- 375,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 1610
Events on this date
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Mercury at inferior conjunction
Passes between Earth and the Sun and is lost in its glare.
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Mars and Neptune close together
They pass 3.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 61.35° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 118.47° |
| Illuminated fraction | 26.17% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 21.4° / 94.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 23m / 10.55° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 36.90° / -3.45° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.03° / 5.18° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 114.11° / 0.59° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 253.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.