The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 25, 1909
Waxing Crescent
35.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
10:29 AM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 35.1%
- Age
- 5.3 days
- Distance
- 374,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- -171
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Feb 25, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 72.45° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 107.39° |
| Illuminated fraction | 35.06% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 15.8° / 84.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 09m / 14.75° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 48.94° / -2.82° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.70° / 4.37° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 114.45° / -1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 255.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.