The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 23, 2098
Waning Crescent
43.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 23°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:17 AM
11:23 AM
23°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 43.0%
- Age
- 22.3 days
- Distance
- 399,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 2166
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 | 278.18° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 98.01° |
| Illuminated fraction | 43.03% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -5.9° / 240.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 48m / -26.26° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 253.80° / -3.84° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.55° / 5.68° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -92.78° / -1.19° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 96.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.