The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 25, 2044
Waning Crescent
10.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:43 AM
3:03 PM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 10.0%
- Age
- 26.5 days
- Distance
- 397,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1498
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 4.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 25, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 323.37° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 143.09° |
| Illuminated fraction | 10.02% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 21.4° / 203.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 13m / -24.07° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 300.11° / -4.04° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.92° / 6.01° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -146.84° / -0.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 71.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.