The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 23, 2147
Last Quarter
48.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:10 AM
11:43 AM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 48.8%
- Age
- 22.9 days
- Distance
- 378,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 2772
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Feb 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 271.57° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 91.41° |
| Illuminated fraction | 48.77% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -3.2° / 251.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 22m / -16.12° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 246.30° / 5.30° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.71° / -6.08° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -98.51° / 0.11° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 99.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.