The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, February 24, 2147
Waning Crescent
37.8% 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
2:12 AM
12:30 PM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 37.8%
- Age
- 23.9 days
- Distance
- 373,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2772
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 | 284.33° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 104.12° |
| Illuminated fraction | 37.80% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 4.5° / 241.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 18m / -17.86° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 260.07° / 5.20° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.11° / -5.96° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -110.68° / 0.08° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 95.5° |
| 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.