The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 24, 2131
Waning Crescent
11.0% 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
5:15 AM
3:02 PM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 11.0%
- Age
- 26.6 days
- Distance
- 375,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2574
Events on this date
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Uranus at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 1.3° apart in the sky.
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Mercury at greatest elongation
18° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.
Exact values
For Feb 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 321.32° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 141.23° |
| Illuminated fraction | 11.02% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 22.8° / 207.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 56m / -21.36° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 296.95° / -0.62° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.27° / 1.55° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -147.99° / -1.10° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 77.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.