The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 23, 2197
Waxing Crescent
35.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
9:58 AM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 35.4%
- Age
- 6.7 days
- Distance
- 400,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 3391
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 | 72.82° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 107.00° |
| Illuminated fraction | 35.38% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 20.7° / 80.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 00m / 20.71° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 48.45° / 3.55° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.89° / -3.97° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 101.54° / 1.37° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 253.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.