The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, February 24, 2004
Waxing Crescent
19.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:27 AM
10:59 PM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 19.5%
- Age
- 4.3 days
- Distance
- 395,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1004
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 | 52.26° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 127.61° |
| Illuminated fraction | 19.49% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 27.8° / 102.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 45m / 9.35° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 27.69° / -1.39° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.81° / 2.53° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 131.98° / -1.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 250.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.