The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 25, 2051
Full Moon
99.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 56°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:42 PM
6:51 AM
56°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.9%
- Age
- 14.4 days
- Distance
- 403,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Sextans
- Lunation number
- 1585
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Feb 25, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 180.97° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 4.31° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.86% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -44.6° / 345.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 32m / 4.65° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 158.01° / -4.21° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.49° / 6.16° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 1.34° / 1.35° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 189.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.