The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 25, 2105
Waxing Gibbous
89.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:19 PM
4:56 AM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 89.1%
- Age
- 10.8 days
- Distance
- 381,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2253
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 | 141.50° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 38.56° |
| Illuminated fraction | 89.10% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -28.0° / 30.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 59m / 16.87° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 118.44° / -3.66° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.05° / 5.50° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 43.05° / 1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 276.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.