The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 24, 1926
Waxing Gibbous
92.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:35 PM
5:39 AM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.3%
- Age
- 12.0 days
- Distance
- 405,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 39
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 | 147.60° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 32.32° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.25% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -27.2° / 21.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 22m / 20.20° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 122.95° / 0.71° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.39° / -0.31° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 34.29° / -1.06° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 283.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.