The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 24, 2188
Waning Crescent
6.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:06 AM
3:49 PM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.0%
- Age
- 27.2 days
- Distance
- 399,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 3279
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 | 331.78° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 151.53° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.05% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 26.1° / 196.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 43m / -21.51° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 307.58° / -3.26° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.00° / 5.04° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -147.24° / -1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 67.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.