The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 25, 1967
Waning Gibbous
98.5% 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
8:01 AM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.5%
- Age
- 16.3 days
- Distance
- 358,900 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 546
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 358,900 km.
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 2.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 25, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 193.68° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 14.16° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.48% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -37.5° / 327.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 30m / 7.43° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 170.09° / 3.81° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.56° / -4.19° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -14.25° / -1.38° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 101.1° |
| 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.