The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 23, 2199
Waning Crescent
3.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:53 AM
4:56 PM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.1%
- Age
- 28.0 days
- Distance
- 368,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 3415
Events on this date
-
Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 4.0° apart in the sky.
-
Jupiter, Mars, Moon, and Saturn gathered
All within 6.3° of each other in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 340.26° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 159.62° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.13% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 37.1° / 191.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 05m / -11.44° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 315.40° / 4.98° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.34° / -5.77° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -157.51° / 1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 84.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.