The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, February 24, 2169
Waning Crescent
4.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:16 AM
4:10 PM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.6%
- Age
- 27.5 days
- Distance
- 405,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 3044
Events on this date
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Moon, Neptune, and Saturn gathered
All within 3.3° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 3.3° apart in the sky.
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Moon, Neptune, Saturn, and Uranus gathered
All within 7.6° of each other in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 335.37° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 155.13° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.64% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 28.1° / 192.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 01m / -20.16° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 311.78° / -3.04° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.74° / 4.72° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -155.62° / -1.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 65.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.