The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, February 24, 1903
Waning Crescent
7.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:20 AM
3:58 PM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.2%
- Age
- 27.0 days
- Distance
- 403,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- -246
Events on this date
-
Mercury, Moon, and Saturn gathered
All within 5.4° of each other in the sky.
-
Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 4.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 329.41° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 148.97° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.15% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 31.8° / 203.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 22m / -14.42° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 304.34° / 4.90° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.09° / -5.77° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -151.05° / 1.08° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 83.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.