The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, February 23, 2159
Waxing Crescent
31.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
9:37 AM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 31.0%
- Age
- 5.4 days
- Distance
- 373,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2921
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 | 67.43° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 112.36° |
| Illuminated fraction | 30.98% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 24.7° / 84.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 33m / 19.97° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 42.26° / 4.70° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.70° / -5.35° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 109.15° / 1.10° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 250.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.