The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, February 24, 1941
Waning Crescent
2.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:09 AM
5:09 PM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.1%
- Age
- 28.2 days
- Distance
- 391,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 224
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 4.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 343.60° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 163.19° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.14% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 37.4° / 186.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 22m / -11.66° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 319.32° / 3.55° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.66° / -3.93° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -158.67° / 0.68° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 81.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.