The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 24, 2107
Waxing Crescent
2.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 51°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:45 AM
8:13 PM
51°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.9%
- Age
- 1.7 days
- Distance
- 398,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2278
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 | 19.43° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 160.29° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.93% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 42.5° / 139.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 36m / 0.72° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 354.88° / 3.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.37° / -3.30° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 156.01° / 1.32° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 240.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.