The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 25, 2024
Waning Gibbous
98.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 58°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:33 PM
7:54 AM
58°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.7%
- Age
- 15.8 days
- Distance
- 406,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1251
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,300 km.
Exact values
For Feb 25, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 192.85° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 13.02° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.72% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -39.0° / 328.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 25m / 6.32° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 169.43° / 2.32° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.62° / -2.39° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -13.46° / -1.05° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 106.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.