The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, February 24, 2096
Waxing Crescent
1.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 40°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:01 AM
7:18 PM
40°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.0%
- Age
- 0.8 days
- Distance
- 366,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2142
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 | 10.41° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 168.48° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.01% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 35.1° / 151.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 18m / -9.83° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 346.52° / -4.91° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.26° / 7.22° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 166.29° / -1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 275.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.