The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 24, 2077
Waxing Crescent
4.8% 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
8:33 AM
8:37 PM
46°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.8%
- Age
- 1.7 days
- Distance
- 359,000 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1907
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 4.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 24.94° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 154.58° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.84% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 34.3° / 133.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 14m / -3.69° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 1.67° / -4.74° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.11° / 7.00° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 157.89° / -1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 258.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.