The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 24, 2007
First Quarter
54.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:04 AM
2:00 AM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 54.3%
- Age
- 7.0 days
- Distance
- 377,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1041
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 | 94.80° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 85.08° |
| Illuminated fraction | 54.29% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 8.0° / 61.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 32m / 27.23° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 70.51° / 5.26° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.47° / -6.06° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 90.91° / -0.30° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 262.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.