The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, February 24, 2012
Waxing Crescent
7.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 57°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:08 AM
9:20 PM
57°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.6%
- Age
- 2.8 days
- Distance
- 400,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1103
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 | 31.75° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 147.89° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.65% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 41.4° / 122.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 20m / 6.96° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 7.24° / 4.45° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.74° / -5.19° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 150.64° / 1.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 240.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.