The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 24, 2055
Waning Crescent
3.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:14 AM
4:44 PM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.0%
- Age
- 28.0 days
- Distance
- 403,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1634
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 1.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 340.26° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 160.20° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.95% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 33.2° / 189.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 15m / -15.68° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 316.32° / 0.28° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.76° / 0.37° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -157.14° / -0.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 71.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.