The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, February 23, 2063
Waning Crescent
18.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:55 AM
1:48 PM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 18.0%
- Age
- 25.2 days
- Distance
- 404,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1733
Events on this date
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Jupiter at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
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Mars and Uranus close together
They pass 1.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 310.07° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 129.81° |
| Illuminated fraction | 17.99% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 13.2° / 214.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 08m / -27.02° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 285.19° / -4.48° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.24° / 6.53° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -126.28° / -0.22° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 79.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.