The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 24, 1901
Waxing Crescent
38.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:25 AM
12:05 AM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 38.2%
- Age
- 5.6 days
- Distance
- 370,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- -270
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Feb 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 76.20° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 103.66° |
| Illuminated fraction | 38.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 16.0° / 79.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 16m / 18.58° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 51.63° / 0.41° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.92° / 0.23° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 108.00° / 1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 255.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.