The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 24, 2180
Waning Crescent
0.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 41°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:22 AM
5:48 PM
41°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.9%
- Age
- 28.8 days
- Distance
- 391,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 3180
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 | 350.49° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 169.24° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.88% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 41.3° / 179.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 47m / -8.06° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 326.24° / 4.99° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.33° / -5.88° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -165.90° / 1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 94.3° |
| 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.