The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, February 25, 1952
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 43°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:19 AM
6:57 PM
43°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 0.3 days
- Distance
- 363,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 361
Events on this date
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Total solar eclipse
The Moon covers the Sun completely along a narrow track across Earth. Not visible from Columbus.
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 2.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 25, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 4.43° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 175.46° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 40.5° / 159.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 47m / -6.79° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 340.48° / 0.91° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.18° / -0.43° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 178.82° / 0.16° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 245.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.