The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 23, 2102
Waxing Crescent
38.8% 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
10:03 AM
12:23 AM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 38.8%
- Age
- 6.1 days
- Distance
- 396,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2216
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 | 76.87° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 102.93° |
| Illuminated fraction | 38.81% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 19.3° / 76.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 11m / 23.10° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 51.53° / 5.15° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.00° / -5.99° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 108.39° / 0.66° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 253.7° |
| 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.