The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 25, 2071
Waning Crescent
17.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:14 AM
2:32 PM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 17.1%
- Age
- 25.4 days
- Distance
- 404,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1832
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 | 311.54° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 131.22° |
| Illuminated fraction | 17.05% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 22.0° / 219.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 18m / -17.06° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 288.72° / 5.10° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.07° / -6.01° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -131.99° / 0.82° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 86.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.