The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, February 23, 2071
Waning Crescent
33.2% 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
2:42 AM
12:53 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 33.2%
- Age
- 23.4 days
- Distance
- 404,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 1832
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 | 289.81° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 109.58° |
| Illuminated fraction | 33.24% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 8.0° / 237.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 39m / -18.26° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 264.98° / 5.08° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.43° / -5.93° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -107.62° / 0.85° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 93.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.