The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, February 23, 2120
Waning Crescent
34.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 21°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:12 AM
12:04 PM
21°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 34.0%
- Age
- 24.3 days
- Distance
- 369,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2438
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 | 288.85° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 108.65° |
| Illuminated fraction | 34.01% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 0.3° / 231.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 29m / -27.76° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 263.14° / -4.51° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.17° / 6.58° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -113.34° / 0.34° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 91.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.