The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 24, 1988
First Quarter
52.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:56 AM
1:47 AM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 52.1%
- Age
- 7.0 days
- Distance
- 390,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 806
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Feb 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 92.31° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 87.54° |
| Illuminated fraction | 52.14% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 9.5° / 63.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 20m / 26.59° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 67.63° / 5.07° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.72° / -5.88° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 94.69° / -0.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 260.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.