The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 24, 2151
First Quarter
55.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:40 AM
1:42 AM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 55.3%
- Age
- 8.1 days
- Distance
- 373,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2822
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Feb 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 95.92° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 83.94° |
| Illuminated fraction | 55.28% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 2.7° / 65.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 41m / 21.24° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 71.69° / -0.94° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.89° / 1.94° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 78.36° / -1.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 262.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.