The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, February 24, 2121
First Quarter
54.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:10 AM
2:00 AM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 54.4%
- Age
- 7.1 days
- Distance
- 388,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2451
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Feb 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 94.90° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 84.96° |
| Illuminated fraction | 54.39% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 7.1° / 62.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 35m / 26.16° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 70.96° / 4.13° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 8.17° / -4.60° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 92.42° / 0.87° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 262.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.