The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 25, 2079
Waning Crescent
32.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:24 AM
12:15 PM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 32.5%
- Age
- 23.7 days
- Distance
- 401,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 1931
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 | 290.67° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 110.47° |
| Illuminated fraction | 32.52% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 1.8° / 230.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 51m / -27.60° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 267.92° / -4.19° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.49° / 6.13° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -113.32° / -1.30° |
| Position angle of the axis | 0.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 89.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.