The Moon on this date

Moon on Saturday, February 25, 2034

First Quarter

50.3% illuminated · waxing

Shown at midday from Columbus, US.

Rise, set and path

Times for Columbus, US

Moonrise
E
Highest
67°
Moonset
W
Moon's height Daylight Twilight Night

Key figures

Illuminated
50.3%
Age
6.7 days
Distance
372,700 km
Apparent size
32.1′
Constellation
Taurus
Lunation number
1375

Events on this date

  1. 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 Sun90.23°
Phase angle89.63°
Illuminated fraction50.32%
Altitude / azimuth3.5° / 71.5°
Right ascension / declination4h 26m / 16.88°
Ecliptic longitude / latitude67.39° / -4.72°
Libration in longitude / latitude4.50° / 6.83°
Sub-solar longitude / latitude93.57° / 0.70°
Position angle of the axis350.4°
Position angle of the bright limb261.0°
Apparent magnitude-10.2

Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.

Your location

Times are shown for Columbus, US, guessed from your internet connection. Pick your city if that is wrong.

Your location is kept in a cookie in this browser and is used to calculate rise and set times. Rounded to about 25 km, it is also sent to Open-Meteo for the cloud forecast.