The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 24, 2036
Waning Crescent
5.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:44 AM
4:06 PM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.7%
- Age
- 27.3 days
- Distance
- 404,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1399
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 | 332.46° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 152.34° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.71% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 30.7° / 198.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 40m / -16.64° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 308.12° / 1.65° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.29° / -1.47° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -153.33° / -0.26° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 77.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.