The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 24, 2145
Waxing Crescent
9.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 55°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:32 AM
9:30 PM
55°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 9.0%
- Age
- 3.0 days
- Distance
- 398,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2748
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 2.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 34.80° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 145.11° |
| Illuminated fraction | 8.99% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 36.9° / 120.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 40m / 4.78° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 11.04° / 0.45° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.50° / 0.09° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 148.38° / 1.01° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 247.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.