The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 24, 2187
Waning Gibbous
96.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 57°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:20 PM
8:25 AM
57°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.3%
- Age
- 16.2 days
- Distance
- 361,300 km
- Apparent size
- 33.1′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 3267
Events on this date
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Mercury and Jupiter close together
They pass 1.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 201.66° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 22.12° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.32% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -35.8° / 318.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 59m / 5.36° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 177.70° / 4.84° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.85° / -5.49° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -17.63° / -1.20° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 103.4° |
| 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.