The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, February 24, 2081
Waning Gibbous
98.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 56°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:57 PM
7:48 AM
56°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.2%
- Age
- 15.9 days
- Distance
- 358,900 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1956
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 | 195.66° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 15.62° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.15% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -41.2° / 324.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 32m / 3.17° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 172.42° / 0.18° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.86° / 0.51° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -12.70° / -0.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 115.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.