The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 25, 2026
Waxing Gibbous
63.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:50 AM
2:59 AM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 63.6%
- Age
- 8.2 days
- Distance
- 370,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1276
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 | 105.69° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 74.24° |
| Illuminated fraction | 63.58% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 1.0° / 53.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 27m / 28.36° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 82.80° / 5.13° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.45° / -5.85° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 74.93° / -0.07° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 268.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.