The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, February 23, 2077
Waxing Crescent
1.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 40°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:02 AM
7:20 PM
40°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.1%
- Age
- 0.7 days
- Distance
- 357,000 km
- Apparent size
- 33.5′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1907
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 356,800 km.
Exact values
For Feb 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 10.69° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 168.18° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.06% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 34.8° / 151.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 18m / -9.96° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 346.41° / -4.99° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.81° / 7.34° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 170.09° / -1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 275.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.