The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 25, 1953
Waxing Gibbous
91.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:32 PM
5:38 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 91.8%
- Age
- 11.7 days
- Distance
- 403,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 373
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 | 146.62° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 33.30° |
| Illuminated fraction | 91.79% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -27.0° / 22.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 24m / 20.19° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 123.43° / 0.81° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.10° / -0.32° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 36.95° / 0.68° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 283.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.