The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, February 24, 1948
Full Moon
99.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:24 PM
7:34 AM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.8%
- Age
- 14.6 days
- Distance
- 358,000 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 311
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Feb 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 179.84° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 4.77° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.83% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -35.0° / 344.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 34m / 14.18° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 154.85° / 4.78° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.72° / -5.41° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 1.70° / -1.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 21.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.