The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 25, 2074
New Moon
0.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:12 AM
6:13 PM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 29.4 days
- Distance
- 391,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1869
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Exact values
For Feb 25, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 357.56° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 176.81° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 37.0° / 168.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 30m / -11.57° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 335.02° / -2.04° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.17° / 3.44° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -173.16° / -0.72° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 21.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.