The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 23, 2172
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:28 AM
6:05 PM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 29.3 days
- Distance
- 378,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 3081
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 3.6° apart in the sky.
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Uranus behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Feb 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 357.13° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 174.66° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 33.4° / 168.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 22m / -15.01° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 331.80° / -4.49° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.66° / 6.65° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -172.37° / -1.32° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 8.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.