The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, February 24, 2088
Waxing Crescent
6.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 54°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:05 AM
9:02 PM
54°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.0%
- Age
- 2.2 days
- Distance
- 376,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2043
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 | 28.13° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 151.67° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.99% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 41.0° / 128.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 11m / 4.30° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 4.19° / 2.87° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.94° / -3.08° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 147.63° / 1.38° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 242.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.