The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 25, 2049
Last Quarter
45.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
1:48 AM
11:29 AM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 45.7%
- Age
- 23.2 days
- Distance
- 371,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 1560
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Feb 25, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 275.05° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 94.91° |
| Illuminated fraction | 45.72% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -5.2° / 244.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 44m / -22.47° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 252.58° / -0.18° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.98° / 0.99° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -99.28° / 1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 97.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.