The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, February 23, 2072
Waxing Crescent
18.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 57°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:32 AM
10:47 PM
57°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 18.6%
- Age
- 4.6 days
- Distance
- 395,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1845
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 | 50.95° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 128.86° |
| Illuminated fraction | 18.63% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 26.7° / 104.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 41m / 7.01° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 25.88° / -3.20° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.17° / 4.84° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 122.48° / 0.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 252.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.