The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, February 24, 2073
Waning Gibbous
91.5% 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
9:26 PM
8:45 AM
50°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 91.5%
- Age
- 17.6 days
- Distance
- 360,200 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1857
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 | 213.78° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 33.85° |
| Illuminated fraction | 91.52% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -34.8° / 303.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 44m / -1.01° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 190.48° / 3.41° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.12° / -3.59° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -31.29° / -0.18° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 109.1° |
| 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.