The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 23, 2183
Waxing Crescent
2.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 47°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:49 AM
8:01 PM
47°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.2%
- Age
- 1.2 days
- Distance
- 358,100 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 3218
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 2.3° apart in the sky.
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Mercury, Moon, and Neptune gathered
All within 2.3° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 2.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 17.09° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 162.85° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 40.3° / 143.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 30m / -2.36° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 352.10° / 0.84° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.33° / -0.34° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 165.14° / 0.70° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 246.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.