The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 22, 2025
Waning Crescent
31.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 21°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:35 AM
12:16 PM
21°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 31.1%
- Age
- 24.2 days
- Distance
- 391,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 1263
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Feb 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 292.42° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 112.18° |
| Illuminated fraction | 31.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 1.9° / 228.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 45m / -28.64° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 266.75° / -5.25° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.97° / 7.52° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -118.65° / -0.65° |
| Position angle of the axis | 1.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 89.4° |
| 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.