The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, February 24, 2098
Waning Crescent
33.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:18 AM
12:07 PM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 33.7%
- Age
- 23.3 days
- Distance
- 402,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2166
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 | 289.19° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 108.98° |
| Illuminated fraction | 33.74% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 0.7° / 231.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 41m / -27.82° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 265.82° / -4.46° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.40° / 6.50° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -104.96° / -1.18° |
| Position angle of the axis | 1.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 90.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.