The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, February 24, 2108
Waxing Gibbous
92.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:58 PM
5:13 AM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.6%
- Age
- 12.8 days
- Distance
- 362,500 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2290
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 | 148.64° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 31.62° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.58% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -32.6° / 23.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 20m / 14.60° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 123.84° / -4.81° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.42° / 6.95° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 26.36° / 0.96° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 274.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.