The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 25, 2066
Waxing Crescent
2.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 52°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:28 AM
8:07 PM
52°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.3%
- Age
- 1.3 days
- Distance
- 382,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1771
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 | 16.82° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 162.50° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.31% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 45.2° / 142.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 31m / 2.04° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 354.23° / 4.72° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.05° / -5.50° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 168.16° / 1.22° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 233.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.