The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 24, 2002
Waxing Gibbous
89.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:04 PM
5:28 AM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 89.7%
- Age
- 12.4 days
- Distance
- 365,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 979
Events on this date
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Mercury and Neptune 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 | 142.51° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 37.49° |
| Illuminated fraction | 89.67% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -23.0° / 25.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 05m / 23.24° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 118.42° / 2.82° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.70° / -2.92° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 31.25° / -1.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 284.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.