The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 24, 2168
Waning Gibbous
97.1% 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
8:04 PM
8:18 AM
58°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.1%
- Age
- 15.6 days
- Distance
- 378,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 3032
Events on this date
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Venus and Uranus close together
They pass 0.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 199.11° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 19.57° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.11% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -36.2° / 321.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 48m / 6.20° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 174.76° / 4.49° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.12° / -5.10° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -13.84° / -1.08° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 102.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.