The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, February 24, 1931
Waxing Crescent
40.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:19 AM
12:26 AM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 40.1%
- Age
- 7.2 days
- Distance
- 392,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 101
Events on this date
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Venus and Saturn close together
They pass 1.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 78.43° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 101.40° |
| Illuminated fraction | 40.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 16.9° / 76.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 21m / 21.81° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 53.57° / 3.24° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.01° / -3.46° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 93.92° / -1.06° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 255.0° |
| 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.