The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, February 24, 1992
Waning Gibbous
56.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:53 AM
10:30 AM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 56.3%
- Age
- 20.9 days
- Distance
- 391,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 855
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 | 262.85° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 82.71° |
| Illuminated fraction | 56.34% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -15.4° / 252.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 41m / -22.96° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 238.20° / -3.29° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.53° / 4.94° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -75.71° / 1.34° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 104.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.