The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, February 25, 2022
Waning Crescent
30.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 23°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:26 AM
12:33 PM
23°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 30.4%
- Age
- 24.5 days
- Distance
- 368,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1226
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 | 293.26° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 113.10° |
| Illuminated fraction | 30.39% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 4.3° / 229.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 01m / -26.27° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 270.32° / -2.84° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.72° / 4.42° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -114.12° / -1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 88.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.