The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 24, 2024
Full Moon
99.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 64°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:34 PM
7:33 AM
64°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.9%
- Age
- 14.8 days
- Distance
- 406,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1251
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Feb 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 182.03° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 3.79° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.89% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -37.0° / 342.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 42m / 11.70° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 157.60° / 3.22° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.86° / -3.53° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -1.32° / -1.07° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 62.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.