The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, February 23, 2151
Waxing Crescent
44.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:01 AM
12:33 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 44.2%
- Age
- 7.1 days
- Distance
- 377,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2822
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 | 83.22° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 96.63° |
| Illuminated fraction | 44.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 9.7° / 75.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 45m / 17.66° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 57.99° / -2.09° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.43° / 3.46° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 90.52° / -1.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 257.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.