The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 24, 1977
Waxing Crescent
37.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
10:33 AM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 37.0%
- Age
- 6.6 days
- Distance
- 404,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 670
Events on this date
-
Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 1.7° apart in the sky.
-
Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,300 km.
Exact values
For Feb 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 74.75° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 105.09° |
| Illuminated fraction | 36.99% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 15.0° / 82.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 16m / 15.81° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 50.74° / -2.20° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.30° / 3.55° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 104.96° / 1.22° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 255.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.