The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, February 25, 2101
Waning Crescent
6.6% 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
5:55 AM
3:48 PM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.6%
- Age
- 27.2 days
- Distance
- 377,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2203
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 0.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 25, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 330.31° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 150.18° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.62% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 26.7° / 198.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 41m / -20.35° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 307.23° / -1.96° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.80° / 3.25° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -146.09° / 0.25° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 70.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.