The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 24, 2198
Waning Gibbous
89.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 41°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:04 PM
8:21 AM
41°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 89.0%
- Age
- 18.5 days
- Distance
- 367,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 3403
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 366,900 km.
Exact values
For Feb 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 218.72° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 38.83° |
| Illuminated fraction | 88.95% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -40.2° / 294.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 49m / -9.85° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 195.11° / -4.23° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.59° / 6.22° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -40.02° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 119.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.