The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 24, 1940
Waning Gibbous
97.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 52°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:13 PM
7:44 AM
52°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.4%
- Age
- 16.4 days
- Distance
- 357,700 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 212
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 3.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 198.44° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 18.54° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.41% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -42.8° / 321.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 32m / 0.44° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 173.39° / -2.38° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.51° / 3.85° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -16.88° / 1.12° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 122.6° |
| 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.