The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, February 24, 2042
Waxing Crescent
25.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
9:38 AM
11:56 PM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 25.8%
- Age
- 4.4 days
- Distance
- 368,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1474
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 2.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 60.91° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 118.96° |
| Illuminated fraction | 25.79% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 25.4° / 92.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 18m / 14.65° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 37.13° / 0.80° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.90° / -0.28° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 124.38° / -1.22° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 251.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.