The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, February 24, 2136
Last Quarter
49.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 24°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
1:35 AM
10:53 AM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 49.2%
- Age
- 22.5 days
- Distance
- 371,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 2636
Events on this date
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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 | 271.03° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 90.88° |
| Illuminated fraction | 49.23% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -11.0° / 245.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 15m / -25.62° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 246.44° / -4.32° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.95° / 6.28° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -88.22° / -0.88° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 100.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.