The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, February 25, 2011
Waning Crescent
42.3% 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
2:13 AM
11:39 AM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 42.3%
- Age
- 22.6 days
- Distance
- 383,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 1090
Events on this date
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Feb 25, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 278.96° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 98.81° |
| Illuminated fraction | 42.34% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -3.5° / 241.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 57m / -23.96° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 255.70° / -1.29° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.58° / 2.35° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -91.68° / 1.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 96.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.