The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, February 25, 2002
Waxing Gibbous
95.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:18 PM
6:19 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 95.7%
- Age
- 13.4 days
- Distance
- 361,200 km
- Apparent size
- 33.1′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 979
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 | 156.22° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 24.00° |
| Illuminated fraction | 95.68% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -29.2° / 11.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 07m / 20.50° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 133.14° / 3.79° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.27° / -4.16° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 19.11° / -1.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 293.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.