The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 24, 2173
Waxing Gibbous
91.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:12 PM
5:54 AM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 91.1%
- Age
- 12.3 days
- Distance
- 404,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 3094
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Feb 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 145.50° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 34.72° |
| Illuminated fraction | 91.10% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -22.8° / 21.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 22m / 24.50° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 121.95° / 4.92° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.38° / -5.73° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 33.56° / -1.03° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 289.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.