The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 24, 2125
Last Quarter
54.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:53 AM
11:03 AM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 54.1%
- Age
- 21.2 days
- Distance
- 389,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2500
Events on this date
-
Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 0.5° apart in the sky.
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Feb 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 265.42° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 85.27° |
| Illuminated fraction | 54.13% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -10.0° / 253.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 59m / -18.90° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 241.50° / 1.57° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.69° / -1.33° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -77.96° / 1.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 101.7° |
| 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.