The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, February 24, 1981
Waning Gibbous
71.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 41°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:54 PM
10:16 AM
41°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 71.6%
- Age
- 19.8 days
- Distance
- 404,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 719
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,800 km.
Exact values
For Feb 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 244.44° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 64.41° |
| Illuminated fraction | 71.60% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -19.6° / 273.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 39m / -9.98° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 220.45° / 5.23° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.62° / -6.10° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -65.46° / -0.72° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 105.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.