The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 23, 2115
Waning Crescent
1.1% 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
7:08 AM
5:17 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.1%
- Age
- 28.7 days
- Distance
- 394,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2376
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 | 348.80° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 167.72° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.14% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 30.8° / 177.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 49m / -18.45° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 323.30° / -4.98° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.60° / 7.30° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -173.11° / -1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 44.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.