The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 24, 2126
Waxing Crescent
5.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 53°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:07 AM
8:48 PM
53°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.3%
- Age
- 2.4 days
- Distance
- 406,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2513
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,300 km.
Exact values
For Feb 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 26.52° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 153.35° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.31% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 40.3° / 130.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 06m / 2.63° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 2.37° / 1.84° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.03° / -1.78° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 152.20° / 1.19° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 244.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.