The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 24, 2092
Waning Gibbous
97.2% 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
8:08 PM
8:09 AM
56°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.2%
- Age
- 17.1 days
- Distance
- 371,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2092
Events on this date
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Mars, Mercury, and Uranus gathered
All within 3.9° of each other in the sky.
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Mercury and Uranus close together
They pass 3.8° apart in the sky.
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Mercury and Mars close together
They pass 4.0° apart in the sky.
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Mars and Uranus close together
They pass 0.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 199.18° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 19.33° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.18% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -38.0° / 320.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 47m / 4.44° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 175.27° / 2.79° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.94° / -2.82° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -22.96° / -0.34° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 107.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.