The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 24, 2011
Last Quarter
53.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
1:10 AM
10:47 AM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 53.0%
- Age
- 21.6 days
- Distance
- 378,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 1090
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Feb 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 266.66° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 86.51° |
| Illuminated fraction | 53.04% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -12.3° / 249.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 59m / -22.98° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 242.39° / -2.39° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.49° / 3.79° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -79.51° / 1.41° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 102.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.