The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 24, 2033
Waning Crescent
27.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:13 AM
1:23 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 27.6%
- Age
- 24.8 days
- Distance
- 377,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1362
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 | 296.79° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 116.56° |
| Illuminated fraction | 27.65% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 12.3° / 231.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 13m / -18.52° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 273.20° / 4.87° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -8.38° / -5.58° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -124.37° / 1.12° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 91.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.