The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, February 23, 2196
Waning Crescent
23.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 24°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:05 AM
1:20 PM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 23.6%
- Age
- 24.5 days
- Distance
- 400,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 3378
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 | 301.97° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 121.83° |
| Illuminated fraction | 23.63% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 10.6° / 223.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 30m / -24.68° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 276.83° / -1.44° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.97° / 2.53° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -116.38° / 1.09° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 85.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.