The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 25, 2010
Waxing Gibbous
87.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:53 PM
4:58 AM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 87.2%
- Age
- 11.6 days
- Distance
- 362,100 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1078
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 | 137.99° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 41.92° |
| Illuminated fraction | 87.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -23.4° / 31.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 47m / 20.71° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 114.98° / -0.43° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.70° / 1.35° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 37.70° / 1.12° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 279.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.