The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 24, 1937
Waxing Gibbous
99.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:00 PM
6:29 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.4%
- Age
- 13.4 days
- Distance
- 387,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 175
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 | 172.63° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 8.67° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.43% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -42.6° / 356.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 56m / 7.72° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 148.33° / -4.62° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.74° / 6.73° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 11.93° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 253.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.