The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, February 23, 2161
Waning Crescent
2.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 39°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:07 AM
5:14 PM
39°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.1%
- Age
- 28.3 days
- Distance
- 405,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2945
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 3.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 344.19° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 163.47° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 38.6° / 186.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 22m / -10.46° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 319.54° / 4.72° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.75° / -5.57° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -162.08° / 1.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 86.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.