The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 23, 2121
Waxing Crescent
44.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:24 AM
12:53 AM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 44.0%
- Age
- 6.1 days
- Distance
- 382,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2451
Events on this date
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Venus at inferior conjunction
Passes between Earth and the Sun and is lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Feb 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 82.89° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 96.94° |
| Illuminated fraction | 43.96% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 15.3° / 71.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 38m / 24.31° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 57.94° / 4.75° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 8.29° / -5.40° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 104.59° / 0.84° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 256.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.