The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, February 24, 2099
Waxing Crescent
17.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:03 AM
10:50 PM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 17.4%
- Age
- 4.5 days
- Distance
- 400,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2179
Events on this date
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Mercury at inferior conjunction
Passes between Earth and the Sun and is lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Feb 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 49.22° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 130.64° |
| Illuminated fraction | 17.44% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 32.4° / 103.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 32m / 11.56° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 25.62° / 1.78° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.19° / -1.58° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 125.15° / -0.83° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 247.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.