The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 24, 2137
Waxing Crescent
21.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
9:10 AM
11:26 PM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 21.6%
- Age
- 4.5 days
- Distance
- 393,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2649
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 | 55.18° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 124.62° |
| Illuminated fraction | 21.59% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 30.7° / 96.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 52m / 15.11° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 31.36° / 3.38° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.37° / -3.72° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 129.71° / -0.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 247.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.