The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 24, 2112
Waning Crescent
12.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:02 AM
2:54 PM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.1%
- Age
- 26.5 days
- Distance
- 362,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2339
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 | 319.34° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 139.25° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 22.4° / 209.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 46m / -20.93° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 294.57° / 0.27° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.45° / 0.43° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -144.18° / -0.95° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 79.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.