The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, February 23, 2112
Waning Crescent
20.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:02 AM
1:50 PM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 20.8%
- Age
- 25.5 days
- Distance
- 367,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2339
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 | 305.86° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 125.72° |
| Illuminated fraction | 20.81% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 15.3° / 222.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 43m / -21.48° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 280.08° / 1.56° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.79° / -1.26° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -131.99° / -0.93° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 86.5° |
| 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.