The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 24, 2157
Full Moon
99.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 58°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:57 PM
7:17 AM
58°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.8%
- Age
- 14.9 days
- Distance
- 405,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Sextans
- Lunation number
- 2896
Events on this date
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Partial lunar eclipse
Part of the Moon passes through Earth's dark inner shadow. It starts at 1:01 AM, is deepest at 1:10 AM and ends at 1:20 AM. Visible from Columbus from start to finish.
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Feb 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 184.81° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 4.99° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.81% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -42.2° / 339.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 48m / 6.11° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 161.14° / -1.37° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.23° / 2.46° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -3.59° / 0.31° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 134.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.