The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 24, 2185
Waning Crescent
29.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:06 AM
1:10 PM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 29.3%
- Age
- 24.1 days
- Distance
- 399,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 3242
Events on this date
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Mars at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Feb 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 294.67° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 114.46° |
| Illuminated fraction | 29.30% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 10.5° / 232.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 05m / -19.17° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 271.21° / 4.24° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.27° / -4.83° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -118.29° / -0.33° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 91.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.