The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, February 25, 2059
Waxing Gibbous
97.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:40 PM
6:43 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.2%
- Age
- 13.1 days
- Distance
- 406,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1684
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 | 161.38° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 19.17° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.23% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -30.3° / 5.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 30m / 19.92° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 138.48° / 4.88° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.61° / -5.71° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 19.90° / -1.58° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 300.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.