The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 24, 2074
Waning Crescent
1.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:35 AM
5:12 PM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.6%
- Age
- 28.4 days
- Distance
- 388,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1869
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 | 345.75° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 165.68° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.55% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 34.3° / 182.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 39m / -14.98° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 322.20° / -0.92° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.43° / 1.98° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -160.96° / -0.70° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 64.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.