The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, February 24, 1969
Waxing Gibbous
55.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:09 AM
2:08 AM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 55.1%
- Age
- 8.0 days
- Distance
- 403,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 571
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 | 95.68° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 84.19° |
| Illuminated fraction | 55.06% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 7.3° / 61.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 37m / 27.09° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 71.61° / 4.95° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.70° / -5.77° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 86.32° / -0.69° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 262.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.