The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 23, 2194
Waxing Crescent
8.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 57°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:18 AM
9:32 PM
57°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 8.4%
- Age
- 2.6 days
- Distance
- 373,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 3354
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 4.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 33.57° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 146.21° |
| Illuminated fraction | 8.45% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 39.7° / 121.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 28m / 6.57° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 8.91° / 3.31° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.51° / -3.53° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 142.66° / 0.10° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 242.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.