The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 24, 2063
Waning Crescent
11.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:34 AM
2:49 PM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 11.3%
- Age
- 26.2 days
- Distance
- 405,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1733
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 | 320.91° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 140.66° |
| Illuminated fraction | 11.33% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 20.1° / 206.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 00m / -24.48° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 297.04° / -3.81° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.98° / 5.67° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -138.47° / -0.20° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 73.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.