The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, February 23, 2167
Waxing Crescent
19.1% 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
9:42 AM
10:51 PM
56°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 19.1%
- Age
- 3.9 days
- Distance
- 367,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 3020
Events on this date
-
Mars and Uranus close together
They pass 0.4° apart in the sky.
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 367,200 km.
Exact values
For Feb 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 51.59° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 128.13° |
| Illuminated fraction | 19.13% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 24.8° / 105.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 46m / 5.52° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 26.47° / -5.02° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.11° / 7.28° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 127.81° / -0.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 253.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.