The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, February 25, 2028
New Moon
0.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 45°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:04 AM
6:49 PM
45°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 0.3 days
- Distance
- 406,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1301
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.
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 4.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 25, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 2.87° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 175.72° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.14% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 42.8° / 162.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 39m / -5.08° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 339.49° / 3.16° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.47° / -3.49° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 175.79° / 0.91° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 206.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.