The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 25, 2119
Full Moon
99.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:48 PM
7:18 AM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.9%
- Age
- 15.8 days
- Distance
- 382,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2426
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.
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Total lunar eclipse
The Moon passes fully into Earth's shadow and turns a dim copper red. It starts at 4:17 AM, is deepest at 6:01 AM and ends at 7:45 AM. Totality lasts from 5:31 AM to 6:30 AM. Partly visible from Columbus: the Moon is below the horizon for some of it.
Exact values
For Feb 25, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 183.09° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 3.08° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.93% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -40.6° / 341.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 45m / 8.00° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 159.63° / 0.05° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.00° / 0.60° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -8.17° / -0.14° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 123.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.