The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 25, 2073
Waning Gibbous
83.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 45°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:37 PM
9:23 AM
45°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 83.7%
- Age
- 18.6 days
- Distance
- 363,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1857
Events on this date
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Mercury and Mars close together
They pass 4.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 25, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 227.63° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 47.67° |
| Illuminated fraction | 83.67% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -29.2° / 288.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 40m / -5.76° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 205.33° / 4.33° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.65° / -4.79° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -43.43° / -0.22° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 108.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.