The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 23, 2056
First Quarter
50.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:34 AM
1:06 AM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 50.1%
- Age
- 8.1 days
- Distance
- 400,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1647
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 2.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 89.91° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 89.94° |
| Illuminated fraction | 50.05% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 3.9° / 71.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 14m / 16.85° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 64.72° / -4.29° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.06° / 6.28° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 85.19° / -0.88° |
| Position angle of the axis | 350.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 260.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.