The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, February 25, 1947
Waxing Crescent
22.1% 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
9:42 AM
11:19 PM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 22.1%
- Age
- 4.6 days
- Distance
- 378,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 299
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 | 55.91° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 123.92° |
| Illuminated fraction | 22.10% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 24.9° / 99.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 04m / 9.54° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 32.18° / -2.87° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.40° / 4.51° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 119.03° / -1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 252.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.