The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, February 24, 2197
Waxing Crescent
44.9% 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
10:38 AM
12:59 AM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 44.9%
- Age
- 7.7 days
- Distance
- 396,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3391
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 | 83.96° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 95.88° |
| Illuminated fraction | 44.88% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 13.2° / 71.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 51m / 22.90° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 60.60° / 2.71° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.87° / -2.85° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 89.36° / 1.38° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 257.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.