The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 25, 2040
Waxing Gibbous
94.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:57 PM
6:16 AM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 94.6%
- Age
- 13.1 days
- Distance
- 400,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1449
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 | 153.29° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 26.97° |
| Illuminated fraction | 94.56% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -27.2° / 14.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 55m / 21.96° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 130.00° / 4.39° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.64° / -5.06° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 23.68° / -1.58° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 293.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.