The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 25, 2015
First Quarter
50.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:33 AM
1:06 AM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 50.0%
- Age
- 6.7 days
- Distance
- 384,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1140
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Feb 25, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 89.88° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 89.97° |
| Illuminated fraction | 50.02% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 4.0° / 71.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 22m / 17.14° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 66.65° / -4.33° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.90° / 6.34° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 97.35° / 0.88° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 260.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.