The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 23, 2180
Waning Crescent
3.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:50 AM
4:46 PM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.6%
- Age
- 27.8 days
- Distance
- 388,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 3180
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Feb 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 338.62° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 158.06° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.62% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 36.1° / 193.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 58m / -12.21° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 313.36° / 4.78° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.49° / -5.58° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -153.70° / 1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 84.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.