The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, February 24, 2079
Waning Crescent
41.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 24°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:25 AM
11:31 AM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 41.7%
- Age
- 22.7 days
- Distance
- 403,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 1931
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 | 279.74° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 99.57° |
| Illuminated fraction | 41.69% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -4.6° / 239.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 58m / -26.17° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 255.99° / -3.49° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.25° / 5.21° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -101.14° / -1.32° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 95.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.