The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, February 25, 1986
Waning Gibbous
98.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:41 PM
7:59 AM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.5%
- Age
- 16.7 days
- Distance
- 374,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 781
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 | 193.82° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 14.17° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.48% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -38.1° / 327.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 31m / 6.77° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 170.62° / 3.32° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.22° / -3.62° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -18.04° / -1.30° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 102.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.