The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 25, 1971
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
7:14 AM
6:58 PM
43°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 0.3 days
- Distance
- 357,300 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 596
Events on this date
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Partial solar eclipse
The Moon covers part of the Sun. 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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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 357,300 km.
Exact values
For Feb 25, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 4.25° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 175.47° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 41.2° / 160.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 46m / -6.12° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 340.70° / 1.55° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.82° / -1.24° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 175.03° / 0.34° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 237.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.