The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, February 23, 2145
Waxing Crescent
4.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 51°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:02 AM
8:32 PM
51°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.2%
- Age
- 2.0 days
- Distance
- 394,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2748
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 | 23.44° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 156.45° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 40.4° / 134.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 53m / 0.89° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 358.67° / 1.55° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.22° / -1.33° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 160.58° / 1.03° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 244.6° |
| 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.