The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 24, 2181
Waxing Gibbous
78.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:59 PM
3:50 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 78.6%
- Age
- 10.9 days
- Distance
- 400,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 3193
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 4.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 124.87° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 55.12° |
| Illuminated fraction | 78.59% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -18.4° / 44.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 48m / 18.51° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 101.38° / -4.44° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.38° / 6.46° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 52.15° / 1.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 271.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.