The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 25, 1928
Waxing Crescent
23.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:50 AM
11:30 PM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 23.6%
- Age
- 4.3 days
- Distance
- 366,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 64
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 | 57.92° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 121.90° |
| Illuminated fraction | 23.58% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 23.4° / 97.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 11m / 9.67° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 33.79° / -3.31° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.44° / 5.07° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 122.83° / -1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 253.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.