The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, February 24, 1987
Waning Crescent
15.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:14 AM
2:10 PM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 15.1%
- Age
- 26.1 days
- Distance
- 364,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 793
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 | 314.54° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 134.21° |
| Illuminated fraction | 15.13% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 15.2° / 210.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 30m / -27.00° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 290.09° / -5.12° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.53° / 7.42° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -135.43° / -0.92° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 75.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.