The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 24, 2104
Waning Crescent
3.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:54 AM
4:41 PM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.8%
- Age
- 27.9 days
- Distance
- 363,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2240
Events on this date
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Venus and Jupiter close together
They pass 0.2° apart in the sky.
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Jupiter, Moon, and Venus gathered
All within 4.3° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 4.0° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 4.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 337.83° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 157.54° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.79% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 34.5° / 193.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 58m / -13.70° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 313.01° / 3.33° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.48° / -3.59° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -162.84° / 1.35° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 80.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.