The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 24, 2044
Waning Crescent
16.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:04 AM
1:59 PM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 16.6%
- Age
- 25.5 days
- Distance
- 401,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1498
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 | 312.17° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 131.88° |
| Illuminated fraction | 16.62% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 14.4° / 213.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 20m / -26.86° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 287.90° / -4.66° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.04° / 6.80° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -134.64° / -0.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 77.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.