The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, February 24, 2178
Waxing Crescent
41.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:18 AM
12:34 AM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 41.0%
- Age
- 7.0 days
- Distance
- 383,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 3156
Events on this date
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Mercury and Neptune close together
They pass 4.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 79.49° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 100.35° |
| Illuminated fraction | 41.02% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 16.6° / 74.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 30m / 22.67° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 55.72° / 3.61° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.54° / -3.98° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 93.16° / 1.26° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 255.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.