The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, February 24, 2026
First Quarter
52.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:55 AM
1:47 AM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 52.3%
- Age
- 7.2 days
- Distance
- 370,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1276
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.
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 370,100 km.
Exact values
For Feb 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 92.49° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 87.38° |
| Illuminated fraction | 52.29% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 9.5° / 63.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 24m / 26.95° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 68.59° / 5.28° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.37° / -6.06° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 87.09° / -0.10° |
| Position angle of the axis | 350.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 261.2° |
| 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.