The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 24, 1982
Waxing Crescent
0.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 40°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:56 AM
7:15 PM
40°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.9%
- Age
- 0.8 days
- Distance
- 383,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 732
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 | 10.06° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 169.09° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.90% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 35.7° / 152.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 14m / -9.43° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 345.82° / -4.17° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.28° / 6.20° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 164.73° / -1.07° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 272.9° |
| 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.