The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 25, 1998
Waning Crescent
1.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:22 AM
5:20 PM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.5%
- Age
- 28.5 days
- Distance
- 363,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 929
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 | 345.89° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 165.77° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.53% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 36.8° / 183.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 38m / -12.39° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 322.79° / 1.62° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.51° / -1.37° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -170.10° / 0.12° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 74.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.