The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 24, 1923
Waxing Gibbous
57.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:07 PM
1:43 AM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 57.1%
- Age
- 8.9 days
- Distance
- 394,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2
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 | 97.99° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 81.89° |
| Illuminated fraction | 57.05% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -1.5° / 66.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 49m / 17.18° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 73.08° / -5.24° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.98° / 7.48° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 75.30° / 0.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 262.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.