The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, February 24, 1933
New Moon
0.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 41°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:18 AM
6:41 PM
41°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.0%
- Age
- 0.2 days
- Distance
- 382,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 126
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
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Annular solar eclipse
The Moon passes in front of the Sun but is too far away to cover it, leaving a ring of light. Not visible from Columbus.
Exact values
For Feb 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 2.19° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 177.81° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.04% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 39.1° / 162.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 38m / -8.62° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 337.85° / 0.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.75° / 0.70° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -177.36° / -0.03° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 267.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.