The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, February 24, 2128
Waning Crescent
36.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:21 AM
12:39 PM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 36.1%
- Age
- 23.9 days
- Distance
- 369,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2537
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 | 286.34° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 106.13° |
| Illuminated fraction | 36.11% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 5.8° / 239.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 25m / -17.92° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 261.69° / 5.25° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.30° / -6.01° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -106.87° / 0.27° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 95.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.