The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 23, 2158
Waning Crescent
28.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 23°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:43 AM
12:41 PM
23°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 28.6%
- Age
- 24.3 days
- Distance
- 394,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2908
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 | 295.49° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 115.32° |
| Illuminated fraction | 28.62% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 5.3° / 227.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 03m / -26.56° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 270.57° / -3.14° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.07° / 4.80° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -120.95° / 0.73° |
| Position angle of the axis | 1.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 88.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.