The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, February 23, 2117
Last Quarter
48.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
1:39 AM
10:58 AM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 48.6%
- Age
- 22.0 days
- Distance
- 382,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 2401
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Feb 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 271.75° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 91.60° |
| Illuminated fraction | 48.61% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -10.2° / 245.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 17m / -25.27° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 246.76° / -3.90° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.47° / 5.76° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -84.42° / -1.04° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 100.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.