The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 24, 2100
Full Moon
100.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:39 PM
7:17 AM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 100.0%
- Age
- 15.5 days
- Distance
- 362,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2191
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
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Penumbral lunar eclipse
The Moon passes through Earth's faint outer shadow and dims slightly. It starts at 7:59 AM, is deepest at 10:01 AM and ends at 12:04 PM. Not visible from Columbus: the Moon is below the horizon.
Exact values
For Feb 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 181.22° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 1.53° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.98% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -39.4° / 343.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 38m / 9.65° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 157.37° / 0.92° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.01° / -0.46° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -4.36° / -0.34° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 105.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.