The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 24, 1929
Waning Gibbous
98.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 61°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:26 PM
8:02 AM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.8%
- Age
- 15.0 days
- Distance
- 377,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 76
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 | 191.81° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 12.64° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.79% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -36.3° / 330.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 21m / 9.22° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 167.43° / 4.62° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.19° / -5.27° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -6.64° / -1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 95.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.