The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 24, 1966
Waxing Crescent
15.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 56°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:20 AM
10:27 PM
56°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 15.9%
- Age
- 4.3 days
- Distance
- 398,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 534
Events on this date
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Mercury and Mars close together
They pass 0.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 46.76° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 133.06° |
| Illuminated fraction | 15.86% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 29.0° / 108.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 27m / 5.94° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 22.40° / -2.99° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.29° / 4.68° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 127.40° / -1.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 251.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.