The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, February 23, 2083
Waxing Crescent
40.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:08 AM
12:34 AM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 40.2%
- Age
- 6.9 days
- Distance
- 404,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1981
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,600 km.
Exact values
For Feb 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 78.47° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 101.32° |
| Illuminated fraction | 40.18% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 18.5° / 74.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 20m / 23.76° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 53.75° / 5.23° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.78° / -6.13° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 100.02° / 0.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 254.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.