The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, February 23, 2128
Last Quarter
47.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:16 AM
11:48 AM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 47.4%
- Age
- 22.9 days
- Distance
- 370,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 2537
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 | 273.10° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 92.95° |
| Illuminated fraction | 47.43% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -2.2° / 250.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 26m / -16.38° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 247.45° / 5.22° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.38° / -5.95° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -94.69° / 0.31° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 99.6° |
| 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.