The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 25, 1993
Waxing Crescent
15.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:39 AM
10:33 PM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 15.0%
- Age
- 4.2 days
- Distance
- 403,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 868
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 | 45.29° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 134.45° |
| Illuminated fraction | 14.98% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 36.5° / 106.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 17m / 12.54° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 22.40° / 4.12° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.13° / -4.77° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 130.06° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 244.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.