The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 24, 2058
Waxing Crescent
4.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 45°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:32 AM
8:28 PM
45°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.4%
- Age
- 1.8 days
- Distance
- 370,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1672
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 3.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 23.72° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 155.73° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.42% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 34.2° / 135.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 08m / -4.53° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 0.05° / -4.96° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.64° / 7.27° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 161.69° / -1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 259.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.