The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, February 23, 2074
Waning Crescent
5.2% 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
5:54 AM
4:09 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.2%
- Age
- 27.4 days
- Distance
- 384,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1869
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 0.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 333.72° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 153.66° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 30.0° / 196.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 46m / -17.70° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 309.17° / 0.27° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.51° / 0.43° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -148.76° / -0.67° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 73.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.