The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 24, 1943
Waning Gibbous
81.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 45°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:52 PM
10:40 AM
45°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 81.2%
- Age
- 19.7 days
- Distance
- 385,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 249
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 | 231.31° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 51.35° |
| Illuminated fraction | 81.23% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -15.2° / 274.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 45m / -5.89° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 206.49° / 4.65° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.69° / -5.19° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -57.39° / -0.28° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 108.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.