The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, February 25, 1977
First Quarter
46.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:12 AM
12:52 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 46.3%
- Age
- 7.6 days
- Distance
- 404,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 670
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Feb 25, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 85.55° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 94.28° |
| Illuminated fraction | 46.27% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 7.7° / 74.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 04m / 17.62° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 62.55° / -3.11° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.03° / 4.73° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 92.78° / 1.20° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 259.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.