The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 23, 2129
Waxing Crescent
28.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:14 AM
11:50 PM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 28.0%
- Age
- 4.8 days
- Distance
- 384,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 2550
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 | 63.62° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 116.13° |
| Illuminated fraction | 27.98% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 18.8° / 93.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 32m / 9.64° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 38.73° / -5.02° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.43° / 7.26° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 123.22° / -0.22° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 254.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.