The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, February 25, 1985
Waxing Crescent
29.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
9:57 AM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 29.0%
- Age
- 5.9 days
- Distance
- 404,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 769
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 | 65.00° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 114.85° |
| Illuminated fraction | 28.99% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 22.0° / 89.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 39m / 14.70° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 42.06° / -0.79° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.92° / 1.76° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 111.41° / -1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 253.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.