The Moon on this date

Moon on Tuesday, February 24, 2032

Waxing Gibbous

97.5% illuminated · waxing

Shown at midday from Columbus, US.

Rise, set and path

Times for Columbus, US

Moonrise
E
Highest
58°
Moonset
W
Moon's height Daylight Twilight Night

Key figures

Illuminated
97.5%
Age
13.4 days
Distance
405,900 km
Apparent size
29.4′
Constellation
Cancer
Lunation number
1350

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 Sun162.34°
Phase angle18.28°
Illuminated fraction97.48%
Altitude / azimuth-39.2° / 9.2°
Right ascension / declination9h 15m / 10.67°
Ecliptic longitude / latitude137.99° / -5.00°
Libration in longitude / latitude-0.05° / 7.20°
Sub-solar longitude / latitude17.26° / 1.47°
Position angle of the axis17.7°
Position angle of the bright limb270.1°
Apparent magnitude-12.1

Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.

Your location

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