The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 25, 2117
Waning Crescent
28.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 21°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:51 AM
12:34 PM
21°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 28.6%
- Age
- 24.0 days
- Distance
- 392,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2401
Events on this date
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Venus behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Feb 25, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 295.60° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 115.36° |
| Illuminated fraction | 28.58% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 4.2° / 226.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 12m / -28.39° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 272.63° / -4.99° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.04° / 7.19° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -108.77° / -1.01° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 86.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.