The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 25, 1940
Waning Gibbous
92.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 47°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:26 PM
8:22 AM
47°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.2%
- Age
- 17.4 days
- Distance
- 360,200 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 212
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 | 212.50° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 32.44° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -39.2° / 303.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 29m / -4.37° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 188.46° / -1.10° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.22° / 2.21° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -29.02° / 1.09° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 116.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.