The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 24, 1904
First Quarter
52.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:48 AM
1:18 AM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 52.7%
- Age
- 8.2 days
- Distance
- 380,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- -233
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Feb 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 93.00° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 86.86° |
| Illuminated fraction | 52.74% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 1.5° / 69.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 27m / 16.72° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 67.69° / -4.94° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.20° / 7.10° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 79.10° / 0.66° |
| Position angle of the axis | 350.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 260.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.