The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, February 24, 2138
Full Moon
99.9% 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
6:14 PM
7:04 AM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.9%
- Age
- 14.9 days
- Distance
- 403,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2661
Events on this date
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Total lunar eclipse
The Moon passes fully into Earth's shadow and turns a dim copper red. It starts at 4:14 PM, is deepest at 6:04 PM and ends at 7:55 PM. Totality lasts from 5:27 PM to 6:41 PM. Partly visible from Columbus: the Moon is below the horizon for some of it.
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Feb 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 177.18° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 2.81° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.94% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -39.4° / 349.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 20m / 10.35° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 153.11° / -0.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.49° / 0.67° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 0.18° / 0.06° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 276.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.