The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 24, 1949
Waning Crescent
9.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 24°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:55 AM
3:07 PM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 9.2%
- Age
- 26.6 days
- Distance
- 399,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 323
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 | 325.03° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 144.61° |
| Illuminated fraction | 9.24% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 21.1° / 201.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 17m / -24.95° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 300.80° / -5.09° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.49° / 7.38° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -140.01° / -1.22° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 69.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.