The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 24, 2038
Waning Gibbous
67.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 39°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:26 AM
39°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 67.6%
- Age
- 20.5 days
- Distance
- 368,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1424
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 | 249.45° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 69.39° |
| Illuminated fraction | 67.60% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -17.4° / 268.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 58m / -12.13° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 225.63° / 4.57° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.15° / -5.14° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -64.70° / -1.17° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 105.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.