The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, February 24, 2172
Waxing Crescent
0.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 40°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:55 AM
7:14 PM
40°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.8%
- Age
- 0.8 days
- Distance
- 382,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 3082
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 1.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 9.63° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 169.62° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.82% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 36.0° / 152.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 12m / -9.30° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 345.32° / -3.82° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.15° / 5.75° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 175.43° / -1.31° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 272.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.