The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 24, 2174
Last Quarter
51.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 24°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
1:26 AM
10:40 AM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 51.7%
- Age
- 22.6 days
- Distance
- 384,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 3106
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Feb 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 268.18° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 88.04° |
| Illuminated fraction | 51.71% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -13.3° / 247.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 06m / -25.83° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 244.39° / -4.91° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -8.48° / 7.01° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -95.84° / -0.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 101.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.