The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 24, 2083
First Quarter
49.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:45 AM
1:35 AM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 49.6%
- Age
- 7.9 days
- Distance
- 403,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1981
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Feb 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 89.36° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 90.48° |
| Illuminated fraction | 49.58% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 11.4° / 66.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 11m / 26.15° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 65.64° / 5.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.00° / -5.82° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 87.85° / 0.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 259.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.