The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 25, 2159
First Quarter
53.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:10 AM
1:47 AM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 53.2%
- Age
- 7.4 days
- Distance
- 370,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2921
Events on this date
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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 | 93.50° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 86.36° |
| Illuminated fraction | 53.17% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 7.3° / 63.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 33m / 25.10° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 70.35° / 3.15° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.83° / -3.31° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 84.80° / 1.15° |
| Position angle of the axis | 350.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 262.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.