The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 24, 2148
Waxing Crescent
30.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 61°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
10:23 AM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 30.4%
- Age
- 4.8 days
- Distance
- 371,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 2785
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 | 66.68° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 113.08° |
| Illuminated fraction | 30.40% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 17.0° / 91.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 45m / 10.50° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 42.19° / -5.23° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.77° / 7.52° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 119.43° / -0.41° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 255.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.