The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 23, 2169
Waning Crescent
9.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:36 AM
3:13 PM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 9.3%
- Age
- 26.5 days
- Distance
- 406,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 3044
Events on this date
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,100 km.
Exact values
For Feb 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 324.58° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 144.43° |
| Illuminated fraction | 9.33% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 23.3° / 203.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 11m / -22.23° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 299.98° / -2.14° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.56° / 3.54° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -143.42° / -1.38° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 73.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.