The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 24, 2028
Waning Crescent
0.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 39°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:41 AM
5:50 PM
39°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.5%
- Age
- 29.1 days
- Distance
- 406,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1300
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,500 km.
Exact values
For Feb 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 352.06° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 171.73° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.52% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 39.1° / 176.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 56m / -10.17° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 327.68° / 2.25° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.20° / -2.30° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -172.01° / 0.90° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 81.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.