The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, February 24, 2017
Waning Crescent
4.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:54 AM
4:29 PM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.2%
- Age
- 27.7 days
- Distance
- 386,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1164
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 | 336.42° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 156.29° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 32.9° / 194.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 58m / -15.20° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 312.70° / 1.87° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.67° / -1.75° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -161.71° / -0.05° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 76.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.