The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, February 24, 2167
Waxing Crescent
29.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 61°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
10:18 AM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 29.1%
- Age
- 4.9 days
- Distance
- 368,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 3020
Events on this date
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Mars, Mercury, Neptune, and Uranus gathered
All within 5.0° of each other in the sky.
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Mercury and Neptune 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 | 65.01° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 114.75° |
| Illuminated fraction | 29.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 18.0° / 92.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 41m / 10.10° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 40.90° / -5.24° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.29° / 7.53° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 115.62° / -0.59° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 255.1° |
| 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.