The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 23, 2101
Waning Crescent
21.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:27 AM
1:22 PM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 21.7%
- Age
- 25.2 days
- Distance
- 372,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2203
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 | 304.63° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 124.41° |
| Illuminated fraction | 21.74% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 10.2° / 219.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 43m / -27.09° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 279.53° / -4.02° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.31° / 5.93° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -121.71° / 0.19° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 82.8° |
| 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.