The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, February 24, 2054
Waning Gibbous
91.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 50°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:22 PM
8:42 AM
50°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 91.8%
- Age
- 16.9 days
- Distance
- 368,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1622
Events on this date
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 2.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 213.29° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 33.31° |
| Illuminated fraction | 91.78% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -35.3° / 303.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 40m / -1.20° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 189.59° / 2.83° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.44° / -2.89° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -27.49° / -0.00° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 110.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.