The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 23, 2185
Waning Crescent
38.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:13 AM
12:26 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 38.4%
- Age
- 23.1 days
- Distance
- 402,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 3242
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 4.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 283.62° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 103.42° |
| Illuminated fraction | 38.40% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 3.8° / 241.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 14m / -18.18° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 259.15° / 4.80° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.17° / -5.56° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -106.11° / -0.31° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 95.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.