The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, February 24, 2082
Waning Crescent
7.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:52 AM
3:30 PM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.9%
- Age
- 26.8 days
- Distance
- 396,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1968
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 | 327.59° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 147.39° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.88% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 24.6° / 200.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 29m / -21.96° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 304.10° / -2.81° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.89° / 4.35° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -142.28° / 0.04° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 70.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.