The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, February 24, 2048
Waxing Gibbous
76.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:27 PM
3:55 AM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 76.3%
- Age
- 10.7 days
- Distance
- 398,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1548
Events on this date
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Jupiter and Neptune close together
They pass 0.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 121.64° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 58.23° |
| Illuminated fraction | 76.33% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -13.0° / 44.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 32m / 23.01° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 97.41° / -0.22° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.27° / 1.00° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 54.41° / 1.36° |
| Position angle of the axis | 1.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 272.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.