The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 28, 1924
Waning Crescent
37.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:19 AM
12:33 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 37.1%
- Age
- 23.6 days
- Distance
- 371,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 14
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 4.4° apart in the sky.
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Jupiter, Mars, and Moon gathered
All within 7.6° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 4.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 285.17° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 104.98° |
| Illuminated fraction | 37.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 4.8° / 240.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 35m / -18.41° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 264.03° / 4.91° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.70° / -5.58° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -102.74° / -0.21° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 93.9° |
| 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.