The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 25, 2001
Waxing Crescent
5.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 47°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:37 AM
8:39 PM
47°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.4%
- Age
- 2.4 days
- Distance
- 399,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 967
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 | 26.25° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 153.24° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.35% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 34.1° / 132.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 20m / -3.24° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 3.41° / -5.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.82° / 7.29° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 148.72° / -1.25° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 258.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.