The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, February 23, 2080
Waxing Crescent
8.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 53°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:36 AM
9:21 PM
53°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 8.2%
- Age
- 2.9 days
- Distance
- 389,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 1944
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 | 33.15° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 146.76° |
| Illuminated fraction | 8.18% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 36.1° / 123.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 31m / 2.82° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 8.15° / -0.45° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.36° / 1.38° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 141.16° / -1.02° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 248.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.