The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, February 24, 2149
Waning Gibbous
95.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 55°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:30 PM
8:31 AM
55°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 95.4%
- Age
- 16.2 days
- Distance
- 400,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2797
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 | 204.56° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 24.87° |
| Illuminated fraction | 95.36% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -35.7° / 314.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 10m / 3.76° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 180.82° / 4.45° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.14° / -5.10° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -22.18° / -0.96° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 105.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.