The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, February 23, 2139
Waning Crescent
33.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:16 AM
12:09 PM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 33.4%
- Age
- 24.2 days
- Distance
- 379,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2673
Events on this date
-
Venus and Jupiter close together
They pass 0.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 289.56° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 109.37° |
| Illuminated fraction | 33.42% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 1.0° / 231.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 34m / -27.36° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 264.24° / -4.07° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -8.23° / 6.00° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -117.13° / 0.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 91.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.