The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, February 24, 2184
Waxing Gibbous
97.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:55 PM
6:06 AM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.3%
- Age
- 12.6 days
- Distance
- 395,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 3230
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 | 161.25° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 18.83° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.32% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -36.4° / 9.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 15m / 13.50° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 137.03° / -2.32° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.04° / 3.65° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 23.35° / 0.19° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 278.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.