The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, February 25, 2053
First Quarter
47.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:25 AM
12:49 AM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 47.7%
- Age
- 7.0 days
- Distance
- 371,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1610
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 3.1° apart in the sky.
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Mars, Moon, and Neptune gathered
All within 6.4° of each other in the sky.
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Mercury and Venus close together
They pass 5.0° apart in the sky.
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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 | 87.18° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 92.67° |
| Illuminated fraction | 47.67% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 5.3° / 73.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 15m / 16.25° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 64.74° / -4.91° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.35° / 7.06° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 89.76° / 0.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 260.3° |
| 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.