The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, February 25, 2087
Last Quarter
50.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
1:22 AM
11:15 AM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 50.2%
- Age
- 22.2 days
- Distance
- 400,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 2030
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Feb 25, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 269.95° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 89.79° |
| Illuminated fraction | 50.18% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -7.8° / 249.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 22m / -20.77° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 247.26° / 0.75° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.50° / -0.24° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -94.70° / 1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 99.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.