The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, February 25, 1901
First Quarter
49.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:14 AM
1:12 AM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 49.4%
- Age
- 6.6 days
- Distance
- 374,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- -270
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Feb 25, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 89.13° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 90.73° |
| Illuminated fraction | 49.36% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 7.1° / 69.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 15m / 20.44° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 65.56° / -0.82° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.68° / 1.82° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 95.82° / 1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 260.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.