The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 24, 2039
Waxing Crescent
2.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 43°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:22 AM
8:00 PM
43°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.9%
- Age
- 1.6 days
- Distance
- 390,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1437
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 | 18.92° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 160.39° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.90% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 34.6° / 141.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 49m / -6.65° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 354.86° / -5.03° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.54° / 7.35° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 165.49° / -1.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 262.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.