The Moon on this date

Moon on Thursday, February 24, 2152

Waning Gibbous

76.6% illuminated · waning

Shown at midday from Columbus, US.

Rise, set and path

Times for Columbus, US

Moonrise
E
Highest
41°
Moonset
W
Moon's height Daylight Twilight Night

Key figures

Illuminated
76.6%
Age
19.1 days
Distance
370,900 km
Apparent size
32.2′
Constellation
Virgo
Lunation number
2834

Events on this date

  1. Jupiter, Mars, and Mercury gathered

    All within 7.4° of each other in the sky.

Exact values

For Feb 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.

Elongation from the Sun237.99°
Phase angle57.90°
Illuminated fraction76.57%
Altitude / azimuth-25.4° / 277.5°
Right ascension / declination14h 08m / -10.42°
Ecliptic longitude / latitude213.52° / 2.40°
Libration in longitude / latitude6.46° / -2.36°
Sub-solar longitude / latitude-51.00° / -1.52°
Position angle of the axis18.5°
Position angle of the bright limb108.8°
Apparent magnitude-11.3

Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.

Your location

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