The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, February 24, 2031
Waxing Crescent
11.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:28 AM
10:00 PM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 11.3%
- Age
- 3.0 days
- Distance
- 383,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1338
Events on this date
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Moon, Neptune, and Venus gathered
All within 6.2° of each other in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 39.09° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 140.67° |
| Illuminated fraction | 11.32% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 38.3° / 114.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 49m / 9.30° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 14.98° / 3.69° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.38° / -4.11° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 146.84° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 243.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.