The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 24, 2066
New Moon
0.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 46°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:02 AM
7:00 PM
46°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.3%
- Age
- 0.3 days
- Distance
- 378,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1771
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.
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 0.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 4.31° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 174.02° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.27% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 43.9° / 160.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 43m / -3.72° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 340.72° / 4.13° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.55° / -4.72° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -179.64° / 1.20° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 208.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.