The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 24, 2159
Waxing Crescent
41.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:19 AM
12:37 AM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 41.8%
- Age
- 6.4 days
- Distance
- 371,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2921
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 | 80.42° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 99.41° |
| Illuminated fraction | 41.82% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 16.3° / 73.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 32m / 23.24° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 56.26° / 4.05° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.78° / -4.49° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 96.97° / 1.12° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 255.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.