The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 27, 2025
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:06 AM
6:09 PM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 29.2 days
- Distance
- 365,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1263
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Exact values
For Feb 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 355.61° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 175.16° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.18% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 37.2° / 170.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 30m / -11.56° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 334.97° / -2.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.15° / 3.42° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -179.63° / -0.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 37.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.