The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 25, 1950
Waxing Gibbous
56.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:15 AM
2:14 AM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 56.2%
- Age
- 8.8 days
- Distance
- 399,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 336
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 | 96.98° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 82.89° |
| Illuminated fraction | 56.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 6.3° / 60.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 46m / 27.15° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 73.52° / 4.76° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.37° / -5.49° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 77.95° / -0.87° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 263.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.