The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 23, 2061
Waxing Crescent
15.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:03 AM
10:31 PM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 15.0%
- Age
- 3.5 days
- Distance
- 368,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1709
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 | 45.52° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 134.38° |
| Illuminated fraction | 15.03% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 32.2° / 108.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 18m / 8.28° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 21.12° / 0.04° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.23° / 0.76° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 132.78° / -1.12° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 248.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.