The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 24, 2057
Waning Gibbous
69.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 39°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:17 AM
39°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 69.8%
- Age
- 20.8 days
- Distance
- 371,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1659
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 | 246.76° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 66.70° |
| Illuminated fraction | 69.78% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -19.3° / 270.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 49m / -11.73° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 223.34° / 4.30° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.33° / -4.82° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -68.51° / -1.28° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 105.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.