The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 24, 2047
New Moon
0.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 43°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:54 AM
6:31 PM
43°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 29.6 days
- Distance
- 398,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1535
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
-
Venus and Mars close together
They pass 0.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 359.32° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 176.56° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.09% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 42.1° / 167.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 24m / -6.43° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 335.33° / 3.36° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.31° / -3.76° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -175.82° / 1.07° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 142.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.