The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 24, 2163
Waning Gibbous
65.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:23 AM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 65.0%
- Age
- 21.2 days
- Distance
- 370,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2970
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 370,000 km.
Exact values
For Feb 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 252.70° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 72.58° |
| Illuminated fraction | 64.97% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -17.8° / 263.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 07m / -15.60° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 228.58° / 1.80° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.43° / -1.52° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -73.40° / 1.22° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 105.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.