The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, February 23, 2123
Waning Crescent
7.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:27 AM
3:51 PM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.3%
- Age
- 27.1 days
- Distance
- 386,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2475
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 2.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 328.83° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 148.60° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.32% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 29.9° / 202.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 20m / -16.28° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 303.39° / 3.19° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.18° / -3.46° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -154.46° / 1.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 81.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.