The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 24, 2013
Waxing Gibbous
98.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:28 PM
6:09 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.4%
- Age
- 14.4 days
- Distance
- 390,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1115
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 | 166.26° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 14.57° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.39% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -41.0° / 4.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 33m / 9.26° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 142.52° / -5.02° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.54° / 7.22° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 8.89° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 266.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.