The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 23, 2186
Waxing Crescent
18.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 55°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:39 AM
10:43 PM
55°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 18.3%
- Age
- 4.2 days
- Distance
- 381,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 3255
Events on this date
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 4.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 50.35° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 129.34° |
| Illuminated fraction | 18.30% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 25.4° / 106.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 43m / 5.11° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 25.64° / -5.14° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.17° / 7.42° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 123.99° / -0.75° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 253.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.