The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 24, 2193
Last Quarter
46.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 23°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:01 AM
10:59 AM
23°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 46.7%
- Age
- 22.6 days
- Distance
- 397,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 3341
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 | 273.96° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 93.79° |
| Illuminated fraction | 46.69% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -9.7° / 242.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 32m / -27.18° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 250.56° / -5.23° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.45° / 7.45° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -99.63° / -0.35° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 98.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.