The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 24, 2101
Waning Crescent
13.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 24°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:16 AM
2:35 PM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 13.2%
- Age
- 26.2 days
- Distance
- 374,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2203
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 2.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 317.55° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 137.36° |
| Illuminated fraction | 13.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 18.7° / 209.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 44m / -24.42° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 293.46° / -3.07° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.13° / 4.70° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -133.90° / 0.22° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 76.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.