The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, February 24, 2071
Waning Crescent
24.7% 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
3:30 AM
1:41 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 24.7%
- Age
- 24.4 days
- Distance
- 405,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1832
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,200 km.
Exact values
For Feb 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 300.66° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 120.38° |
| Illuminated fraction | 24.71% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 15.1° / 228.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 29m / -18.06° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 276.84° / 5.20° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.15° / -6.11° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -119.80° / 0.83° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 90.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.