The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, February 24, 2156
Waxing Crescent
16.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:54 AM
10:52 PM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 16.9%
- Age
- 3.5 days
- Distance
- 371,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2884
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 0.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 48.37° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 131.44° |
| Illuminated fraction | 16.91% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 33.9° / 103.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 24m / 12.42° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 23.93° / 3.38° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.88° / -3.65° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 138.08° / -0.24° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 245.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.