The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 23, 2104
Waning Crescent
9.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:15 AM
3:26 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 9.5%
- Age
- 26.9 days
- Distance
- 368,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2240
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 | 324.34° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 144.19° |
| Illuminated fraction | 9.45% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 26.6° / 206.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 01m / -18.23° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 298.51° / 2.27° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.89° / -2.19° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -150.64° / 1.34° |
| Position angle of the axis | 350.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 80.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.