The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 25, 1995
Waning Crescent
17.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:14 AM
2:32 PM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 17.0%
- Age
- 25.8 days
- Distance
- 372,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 892
Events on this date
-
Moon and Venus close together
They pass 3.7° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 4.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 25, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 311.52° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 131.23° |
| Illuminated fraction | 17.04% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 21.6° / 219.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 16m / -17.47° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 288.15° / 4.78° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.84° / -5.49° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -128.95° / 1.32° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 86.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.