The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 25, 2006
Waning Crescent
8.1% 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
5:57 AM
3:25 PM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 8.1%
- Age
- 27.1 days
- Distance
- 361,300 km
- Apparent size
- 33.1′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1028
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 | 327.24° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 146.88° |
| Illuminated fraction | 8.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 22.9° / 199.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 31m / -23.62° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 304.19° / -4.55° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.67° / 6.70° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -151.43° / -0.74° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 67.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.