The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, February 23, 2156
Waxing Crescent
9.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 56°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:28 AM
9:38 PM
56°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 9.2%
- Age
- 2.5 days
- Distance
- 365,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2884
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 | 35.11° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 144.75° |
| Illuminated fraction | 9.17% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 37.9° / 119.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 32m / 5.92° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 9.66° / 2.27° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.68° / -2.19° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 150.28° / -0.27° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 244.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.