The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 25, 2100
Waning Gibbous
98.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 55°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:56 PM
7:43 AM
55°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.3%
- Age
- 16.5 days
- Distance
- 361,000 km
- Apparent size
- 33.1′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2191
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 0.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 25, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 195.06° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 15.03° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.29% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -42.0° / 325.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 31m / 2.67° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 172.22° / -0.45° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.54° / 1.29° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -16.49° / -0.30° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 117.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.