The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 24, 2021
Waxing Gibbous
91.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:21 PM
5:47 AM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 91.5%
- Age
- 12.9 days
- Distance
- 382,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1214
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 | 146.24° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 33.85° |
| Illuminated fraction | 91.52% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -24.3° / 21.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 23m / 23.11° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 122.55° / 3.62° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.83° / -3.99° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 27.46° / -1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 287.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.