The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 23, 2025
Waning Crescent
22.1% 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
4:32 AM
1:15 PM
21°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 22.1%
- Age
- 25.2 days
- Distance
- 386,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1263
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Feb 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 304.26° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 123.98° |
| Illuminated fraction | 22.05% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 9.2° / 219.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 43m / -28.21° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 279.60° / -5.13° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.24° / 7.41° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -130.83° / -0.62° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 82.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.