The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 24, 2078
Waxing Gibbous
95.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:14 PM
6:29 AM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 95.7%
- Age
- 12.1 days
- Distance
- 392,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1919
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 | 156.54° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 23.88° |
| Illuminated fraction | 95.72% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -28.1° / 10.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 08m / 21.63° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 133.03° / 4.94° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.20° / -5.74° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 28.27° / -1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 296.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.