The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, February 24, 2070
Full Moon
99.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:13 PM
6:35 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.7%
- Age
- 13.6 days
- Distance
- 382,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1820
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Feb 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 175.12° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 6.41° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.69% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -43.2° / 353.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 08m / 7.00° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 151.55° / -4.19° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.09° / 6.13° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 9.70° / 1.20° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 244.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.