The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 25, 1912
First Quarter
49.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:51 AM
1:19 AM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 49.0%
- Age
- 7.5 days
- Distance
- 374,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- -134
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.
-
Moon and Mars close together
They pass 1.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 25, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 88.69° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 91.16° |
| Illuminated fraction | 48.99% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 10.5° / 67.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 07m / 24.42° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 64.45° / 3.44° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.05° / -3.69° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 85.56° / -1.16° |
| Position angle of the axis | 350.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 259.4° |
| 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.