The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 23, 2166
Last Quarter
45.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:30 AM
11:56 AM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 45.5%
- Age
- 22.9 days
- Distance
- 392,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 3007
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Feb 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 275.31° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 95.14° |
| Illuminated fraction | 45.52% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -0.8° / 248.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 38m / -16.81° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 250.44° / 5.24° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.72° / -6.07° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -102.30° / -0.09° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 98.6° |
| 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.