The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, February 24, 2020
Waxing Crescent
1.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 40°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:04 AM
7:20 PM
40°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.2%
- Age
- 1.1 days
- Distance
- 405,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1202
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 3.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 11.65° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 167.39° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 35.1° / 150.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 20m / -9.44° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 347.20° / -4.77° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.95° / 7.01° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 169.31° / -1.36° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 271.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.