The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 25, 1948
Waning Gibbous
98.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:41 PM
8:05 AM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.4%
- Age
- 15.6 days
- Distance
- 360,300 km
- Apparent size
- 33.1′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 311
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 | 193.99° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 14.56° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.39% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -36.9° / 327.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 30m / 7.83° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 170.01° / 4.21° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.55° / -4.68° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -10.44° / -1.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 99.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.