The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, February 25, 1949
Waning Crescent
4.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:30 AM
4:11 PM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.4%
- Age
- 27.6 days
- Distance
- 401,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 323
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 | 336.21° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 155.68° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.44% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 26.9° / 190.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 08m / -21.62° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 313.00° / -4.90° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.63° / 7.15° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -152.20° / -1.21° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 60.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.