The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 24, 2097
Waxing Gibbous
96.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:29 PM
6:35 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.5%
- Age
- 12.4 days
- Distance
- 371,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2154
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 | 158.87° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 21.64° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.48% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -29.1° / 8.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 19m / 20.91° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 135.75° / 5.03° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.76° / -5.79° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 24.48° / -1.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 298.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.