The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 24, 2052
Waning Crescent
32.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:49 AM
12:59 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 32.0%
- Age
- 23.9 days
- Distance
- 397,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 1597
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 | 291.32° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 111.09° |
| Illuminated fraction | 32.01% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 8.8° / 235.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 48m / -18.47° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 267.11° / 4.93° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.45° / -5.71° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -115.98° / 1.01° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 93.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.