The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, February 24, 2150
Waning Crescent
8.0% 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
5:43 AM
3:30 PM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 8.0%
- Age
- 26.9 days
- Distance
- 394,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2809
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 1.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 327.33° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 147.20° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.97% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 25.2° / 201.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 24m / -21.17° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 303.35° / -1.83° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.04° / 3.11° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -151.80° / -1.26° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 72.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.