The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, February 25, 1974
Waxing Crescent
11.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 61°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:25 AM
11:09 PM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 11.7%
- Age
- 3.4 days
- Distance
- 389,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 633
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 | 39.69° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 139.98° |
| Illuminated fraction | 11.71% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 28.1° / 100.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 53m / 10.78° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 16.37° / 4.71° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.39° / -5.42° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 134.38° / 1.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 242.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.