The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 24, 2118
Waxing Crescent
15.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 61°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:55 AM
10:35 PM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 15.7%
- Age
- 4.2 days
- Distance
- 404,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2414
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 | 46.48° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 133.37° |
| Illuminated fraction | 15.67% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 33.8° / 106.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 19m / 10.62° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 22.26° / 2.11° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.41° / -2.05° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 133.53° / -0.64° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 246.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.