The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 25, 1926
Waxing Gibbous
96.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:30 PM
6:18 AM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.5%
- Age
- 13.0 days
- Distance
- 406,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 39
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,200 km.
Exact values
For Feb 25, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 158.38° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 21.63° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.48% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -31.7° / 10.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 11m / 18.09° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 134.74° / 1.75° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.88° / -1.65° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 22.14° / -1.08° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 289.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.