The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 25, 1942
Waxing Gibbous
73.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:29 PM
4:18 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 73.1%
- Age
- 10.2 days
- Distance
- 401,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 237
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 | 117.45° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 62.53° |
| Illuminated fraction | 73.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -22.1° / 38.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 16m / 18.44° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 93.88° / -4.95° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.07° / 7.14° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 59.83° / 0.24° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 268.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.