The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, February 24, 1930
Waning Crescent
13.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 23°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:27 AM
2:27 PM
23°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 13.2%
- Age
- 25.9 days
- Distance
- 406,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 88
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,100 km.
Exact values
For Feb 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 317.74° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 137.40° |
| Illuminated fraction | 13.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 17.3° / 208.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 44m / -26.35° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 293.12° / -4.96° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.91° / 7.21° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -136.20° / -1.36° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 74.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.