The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 25, 2106
Last Quarter
51.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
1:14 AM
11:13 AM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 51.3%
- Age
- 21.5 days
- Distance
- 403,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 2265
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 | 268.67° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 88.52° |
| Illuminated fraction | 51.29% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -8.2° / 250.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 15m / -19.96° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 245.37° / 1.24° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.59° / -0.92° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -86.33° / 1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 100.4° |
| 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.