The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, February 23, 2131
Waning Crescent
18.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:21 AM
2:01 PM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 18.7%
- Age
- 25.6 days
- Distance
- 381,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2574
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 1.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 308.85° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 128.73° |
| Illuminated fraction | 18.72% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 16.4° / 219.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 58m / -22.15° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 283.46° / 0.59° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.60° / -0.05° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -135.79° / -1.09° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 84.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.