The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, February 25, 2039
Waxing Crescent
7.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 48°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:48 AM
9:02 PM
48°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.2%
- Age
- 2.6 days
- Distance
- 394,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 1437
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 4.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 25, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 30.61° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 148.94° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.17% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 33.0° / 127.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 36m / -1.57° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 7.56° / -4.98° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.22° / 7.27° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 153.29° / -1.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 256.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.