The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 24, 1912
Waxing Crescent
38.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:16 AM
12:07 AM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 38.1%
- Age
- 6.5 days
- Distance
- 378,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- -134
Events on this date
-
Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 4.1° apart in the sky.
-
Venus and Uranus close together
They pass 0.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 76.04° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 103.80° |
| Illuminated fraction | 38.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 17.6° / 78.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 11m / 20.31° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 50.79° / 2.44° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.57° / -2.38° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 97.74° / -1.18° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 254.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.