The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 25, 2085
Waxing Crescent
3.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 54°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:34 AM
8:27 PM
54°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.2%
- Age
- 1.4 days
- Distance
- 363,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2006
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 2.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 25, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 20.03° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 159.33° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 45.2° / 138.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 44m / 3.71° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 357.84° / 4.98° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.52° / -5.78° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 164.36° / 1.31° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 235.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.