The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, February 23, 2142
Waning Crescent
4.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 36°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:47 AM
4:31 PM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.4%
- Age
- 27.6 days
- Distance
- 402,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2710
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 | 336.23° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 155.83° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.38% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 34.5° / 195.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 50m / -13.46° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 311.18° / 4.10° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.51° / -4.72° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -158.27° / 1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 82.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.