The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, February 24, 1950
First Quarter
46.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:38 AM
1:12 AM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 46.6%
- Age
- 7.8 days
- Distance
- 402,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 336
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Feb 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 85.94° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 93.90° |
| Illuminated fraction | 46.60% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 12.9° / 69.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 54m / 24.58° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 61.47° / 4.21° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.29° / -4.78° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 90.12° / -0.89° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 258.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.