The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 24, 2146
Waxing Gibbous
96.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:39 PM
5:49 AM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.1%
- Age
- 13.6 days
- Distance
- 397,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2760
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 | 157.58° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 22.63° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.15% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -36.0° / 13.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 00m / 13.27° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 133.57° / -3.62° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.17° / 5.39° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 18.76° / 0.63° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 276.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.