The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 24, 2086
Waxing Gibbous
87.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:59 PM
4:49 AM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 87.2%
- Age
- 10.8 days
- Distance
- 399,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2018
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 | 138.11° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 41.86° |
| Illuminated fraction | 87.24% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -25.3° / 32.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 44m / 18.34° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 114.67° / -2.89° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.47° / 4.50° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 46.85° / 1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 276.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.