The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, February 24, 2045
First Quarter
50.3% 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
10:46 AM
1:36 AM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 50.3%
- Age
- 7.7 days
- Distance
- 376,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1511
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.
Exact values
For Feb 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 90.20° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 89.66° |
| Illuminated fraction | 50.30% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 11.0° / 65.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 15m / 26.62° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 66.70° / 5.27° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.72° / -6.08° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 83.28° / 0.09° |
| Position angle of the axis | 350.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 260.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.