The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 25, 2060
Waning Crescent
39.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 23°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:36 AM
11:44 AM
23°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 39.4%
- Age
- 23.5 days
- Distance
- 390,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 1696
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Feb 25, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 282.39° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 102.22° |
| Illuminated fraction | 39.42% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -2.6° / 237.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 12m / -26.18° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 259.24° / -3.20° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -8.01° / 4.81° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -109.53° / -1.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 94.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.