The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 24, 2143
Waxing Gibbous
69.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:58 PM
3:01 AM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 69.4%
- Age
- 9.9 days
- Distance
- 373,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2723
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 | 112.78° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 67.12° |
| Illuminated fraction | 69.44% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -9.3° / 53.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 54m / 20.69° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 88.50° / -2.72° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.80° / 4.25° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 59.74° / 1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 268.1° |
| 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.