The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, February 25, 1946
Waning Crescent
35.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:48 AM
12:22 PM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 35.1%
- Age
- 23.5 days
- Distance
- 400,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 286
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 | 287.44° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 107.29° |
| Illuminated fraction | 35.14% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 3.0° / 235.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 34m / -23.00° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 263.94° / 0.31° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.39° / 0.28° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -111.09° / -1.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 1.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 92.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.