The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, February 24, 2093
Waning Crescent
1.2% 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
6:44 AM
5:22 PM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.2%
- Age
- 28.6 days
- Distance
- 367,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2104
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 3.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 347.73° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 167.58° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.17% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 34.2° / 179.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 50m / -15.00° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 324.58° / -1.78° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.59° / 3.12° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -164.78° / -0.86° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 59.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.