The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 25, 2082
Waning Crescent
3.4% 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
6:21 AM
4:35 PM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.4%
- Age
- 27.8 days
- Distance
- 399,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1968
Events on this date
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Mercury, Moon, and Uranus gathered
All within 8.0° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 1.6° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 0.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 25, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 338.87° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 158.74° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.40% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 31.1° / 189.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 18m / -17.63° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 316.39° / -1.79° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.08° / 3.01° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -154.48° / 0.06° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 66.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.