The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 24, 1971
Waning Crescent
0.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 36°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:45 AM
5:40 PM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.7%
- Age
- 28.8 days
- Distance
- 358,600 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 595
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 2.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 350.09° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 170.07° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.75% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 36.4° / 177.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 51m / -12.85° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 325.54° / 0.17° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.92° / 0.56° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -172.76° / 0.31° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 67.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.