The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 23, 2126
Waxing Crescent
1.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 49°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:38 AM
7:52 PM
49°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.9%
- Age
- 1.4 days
- Distance
- 406,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2513
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 | 15.72° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 164.00° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.94% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 42.4° / 144.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 21m / -1.18° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 350.56° / 2.78° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.25° / -3.01° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 164.40° / 1.20° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 239.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.