The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 25, 1987
Waning Crescent
7.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:02 AM
3:29 PM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.7%
- Age
- 27.1 days
- Distance
- 363,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 793
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 363,800 km.
Exact values
For Feb 25, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 328.27° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 147.88° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.65% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 23.2° / 198.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 34m / -23.69° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 304.83° / -4.77° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.17° / 6.98° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -147.63° / -0.89° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 66.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.