The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 24, 2000
Waning Gibbous
73.1% 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
11:45 PM
10:11 AM
41°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 73.1%
- Age
- 19.2 days
- Distance
- 393,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 954
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 | 242.53° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 62.51° |
| Illuminated fraction | 73.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -20.5° / 274.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 29m / -9.23° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 217.92° / 5.20° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.85° / -6.02° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -57.10° / -0.89° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 106.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.