The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 24, 1996
Waxing Crescent
35.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
10:29 AM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 35.2%
- Age
- 5.7 days
- Distance
- 392,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 905
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 | 72.64° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 107.19° |
| Illuminated fraction | 35.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 15.8° / 84.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 05m / 14.71° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 48.02° / -2.59° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.56° / 4.10° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 113.34° / 1.07° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 255.2° |
| 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.