The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, February 24, 2051
Waxing Gibbous
99.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:45 PM
6:21 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.1%
- Age
- 13.4 days
- Distance
- 401,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1585
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 | 169.88° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 11.13° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.06% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -41.9° / 360.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 46m / 8.44° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 145.91° / -4.71° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.66° / 6.81° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 13.48° / 1.36° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 261.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.