The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, February 24, 2060
Last Quarter
49.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
1:32 AM
11:04 AM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 49.4%
- Age
- 22.5 days
- Distance
- 395,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 1696
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Feb 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 270.89° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 90.74° |
| Illuminated fraction | 49.36% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -9.4° / 246.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 18m / -23.66° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 246.74° / -2.26° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.29° / 3.57° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -97.35° / -1.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 100.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.