The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 24, 2030
Last Quarter
54.4% 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
12:59 AM
10:44 AM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 54.4%
- Age
- 22.0 days
- Distance
- 370,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 1325
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 3.3° apart in the sky.
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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 | 265.11° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 84.97° |
| Illuminated fraction | 54.38% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -12.9° / 251.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 55m / -22.20° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 241.25° / -1.83° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.13° / 3.11° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -83.31° / 1.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 102.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.