The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 24, 1909
Waxing Crescent
24.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:57 AM
11:36 PM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 24.7%
- Age
- 4.3 days
- Distance
- 369,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- -171
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 | 59.46° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 120.35° |
| Illuminated fraction | 24.74% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 22.1° / 96.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 16m / 9.64° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 34.93° / -3.75° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.79° / 5.62° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 126.63° / -1.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 253.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.