The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 25, 2052
Waning Crescent
23.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:38 AM
1:51 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 23.2%
- Age
- 24.9 days
- Distance
- 393,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1597
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
18° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.
Exact values
For Feb 25, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 302.75° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 122.47° |
| Illuminated fraction | 23.15% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 16.4° / 227.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 40m / -17.94° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 279.55° / 5.16° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.14° / -6.03° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -128.17° / 0.99° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 89.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.