The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, February 24, 1959
Waning Gibbous
97.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 53°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:08 PM
7:45 AM
53°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.6%
- Age
- 16.9 days
- Distance
- 367,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 447
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 | 197.75° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 17.80° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.61% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -42.4° / 322.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 32m / 1.07° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 173.10° / -1.81° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.97° / 3.13° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -20.68° / 1.00° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 121.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.