The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, February 25, 2036
Waning Crescent
2.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:21 AM
5:02 PM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.1%
- Age
- 28.3 days
- Distance
- 402,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1399
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 2.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 25, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 343.37° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 163.32° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.10% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 34.9° / 185.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 29m / -14.25° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 320.04° / 0.57° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.48° / -0.07° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -165.53° / -0.28° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 71.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.