The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 25, 2016
Waning Gibbous
92.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 49°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:16 PM
8:36 AM
49°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.2%
- Age
- 17.1 days
- Distance
- 404,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1152
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 | 212.56° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 32.51° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -36.7° / 303.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 36m / -2.15° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 189.09° / 1.58° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.20° / -1.34° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -32.04° / 0.41° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 111.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.