The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, February 23, 2091
Waxing Crescent
23.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:54 AM
11:20 PM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 23.5%
- Age
- 5.3 days
- Distance
- 404,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 2080
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 | 57.83° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 121.94° |
| Illuminated fraction | 23.55% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 22.7° / 98.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 10m / 8.66° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 33.17° / -4.15° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.01° / 6.09° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 118.69° / 0.20° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 253.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.