The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 24, 2072
Waxing Crescent
27.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 61°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:05 AM
11:46 PM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 27.0%
- Age
- 5.6 days
- Distance
- 391,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 1845
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 | 62.45° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 117.34° |
| Illuminated fraction | 27.04% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 20.5° / 94.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 29m / 10.47° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 38.39° / -4.04° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.74° / 5.92° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 110.30° / 0.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 254.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.