The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 25, 2063
Waning Crescent
6.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:06 AM
3:52 PM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.1%
- Age
- 27.2 days
- Distance
- 406,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1733
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,300 km.
Exact values
For Feb 25, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 331.71° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 151.49° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.06% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 26.7° / 196.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 48m / -20.92° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 308.84° / -2.98° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.67° / 4.59° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -150.67° / -0.18° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 67.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.