The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 24, 1993
Waxing Crescent
8.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 58°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:12 AM
9:35 PM
58°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 8.9%
- Age
- 3.2 days
- Distance
- 405,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 868
Events on this date
-
Moon and Venus close together
They pass 0.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 34.36° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 145.27° |
| Illuminated fraction | 8.91% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 41.0° / 119.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 31m / 8.39° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 10.48° / 4.62° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.00° / -5.43° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 142.26° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 241.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.