The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 25, 1990
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 44°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:11 AM
6:59 PM
44°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 0.3 days
- Distance
- 370,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 831
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Exact values
For Feb 25, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 4.44° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 175.03° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 42.1° / 160.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 48m / -5.30° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 341.27° / 2.21° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.46° / -2.11° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 171.21° / 0.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 229.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.