The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, February 23, 2099
Waxing Crescent
10.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 56°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:42 AM
9:49 PM
56°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 10.8%
- Age
- 3.5 days
- Distance
- 403,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2179
Events on this date
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 1.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 38.25° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 141.65° |
| Illuminated fraction | 10.79% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 35.7° / 116.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 49m / 6.05° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 13.64° / 0.72° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.06° / -0.19° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 137.34° / -0.85° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 247.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.