The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 24, 2124
Waxing Gibbous
70.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:00 PM
3:08 AM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 70.3%
- Age
- 9.2 days
- Distance
- 367,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Orion
- Lunation number
- 2488
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 | 113.86° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 66.03° |
| Illuminated fraction | 70.31% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -9.5° / 52.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 57m / 21.26° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 89.19° / -2.16° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.89° / 3.56° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 63.56° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 268.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.