The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, February 23, 2055
Waning Crescent
7.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:35 AM
3:48 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.1%
- Age
- 27.0 days
- Distance
- 401,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1634
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 | 329.29° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 149.18° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.06% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 28.7° / 201.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 25m / -17.84° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 304.35° / 1.37° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.90° / -1.05° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -144.94° / -0.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 77.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.