The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 24, 1980
Waxing Gibbous
67.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:56 PM
2:43 AM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 67.7%
- Age
- 8.3 days
- Distance
- 387,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 707
Events on this date
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Jupiter 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 | 110.69° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 69.24° |
| Illuminated fraction | 67.72% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -9.4° / 56.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 43m / 18.64° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 85.94° / -4.74° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.60° / 6.79° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 76.07° / -0.17° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 266.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.