The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 24, 2120
Waning Crescent
23.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:14 AM
1:12 PM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 23.5%
- Age
- 25.3 days
- Distance
- 365,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2438
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 | 302.22° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 122.02° |
| Illuminated fraction | 23.49% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 9.0° / 221.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 34m / -26.90° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 277.51° / -3.69° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.94° / 5.53° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -125.52° / 0.37° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 84.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.