The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, February 25, 2056
Waxing Gibbous
69.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:56 PM
3:01 AM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 69.2%
- Age
- 10.1 days
- Distance
- 391,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Orion
- Lunation number
- 1647
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 | 112.52° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 67.36° |
| Illuminated fraction | 69.24% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -9.1° / 53.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 57m / 20.75° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 89.35° / -2.68° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.77° / 4.16° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 60.86° / -0.92° |
| Position angle of the axis | 1.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 268.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.