The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, February 24, 1942
Waxing Gibbous
64.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:42 PM
3:27 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 64.2%
- Age
- 9.2 days
- Distance
- 403,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 237
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 | 106.47° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 73.45° |
| Illuminated fraction | 64.24% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -16.4° / 48.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 26m / 17.98° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 81.90° / -5.22° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.87° / 7.50° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 72.00° / 0.26° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 265.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.