The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 24, 2153
Waxing Crescent
1.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 43°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:07 AM
7:40 PM
43°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.8%
- Age
- 1.3 days
- Distance
- 403,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2847
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 | 14.80° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 164.67° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.78% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 36.2° / 146.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 33m / -7.11° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 351.09° / -3.89° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.99° / 5.85° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 167.04° / -1.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 263.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.